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US 2006/0189475 A1Published application
Compositions and methods for recycling of nanostructured sorbents
OwnerViktor Petrik, Alexander Bobarykininventors
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Non-porous carbonaceous and nanostructured adsorbent materials are regenerated using mechanical force or electromagnetic energy such that adsorption capacity is restored to at least 70-90%, and higher. Surprisingly, and in stark contrast to activated charcoal, the inventors discovered that the contaminant can be expelled from the non-porous material using simple pressure or centrifugation, even if the adsorbed material is present in a 20-fold and even higher amount relative to the weight of the adsorbent materials. In further aspects of the inventive subject matter, the adsorbed compound can also be destroyed by ballistic electrons emitted from the non-porous carbonaceous and nanostructured adsorbent material using microwave irradiation.
An apparatus comprising a separator in contact with a non-porous carbonaceous material to which a quantity of contaminant is adsorbed, and wherein the separator is configured to deliver a mechanical force to the non-porous carbonaceous material at a strength effective to remove at least 70% of the quantity of the contaminant.
An apparatus comprising a separator in contact with a non-porous carbonaceous material to which a quantity of contaminant is adsorbed, and wherein the separator is configured to deliver at least one of a thermal and an electromagnetic energy to the carbonaceous material at a amount effective to remove at least 70% of the quantity of the contaminant.
An apparatus comprising:
A method of regenerating a non-porous carbonaceous material, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.