Method and apparatus for continuous adsorption of adsorbable contaminates and adsorber regeneration

A regeneratable adsorber for adsorbing adsorbable contaminates from a fluid stream containing same, said regeneratable adsorber comprising:

• A. an adsorber housing having:
• (i) a fluid stream inlet in communication with a source of such contaminated stream;
• (ii) a fluid stream outlet connected to an exhaust means;
• (iii) a plurality of adsorber chambers, each of said chambers including:
• (a) an electrically conductive adsorbent,
• (b) at least one set of electrical conductors in contact with said adsorbent,
• (c) a chamber inlet for communication with said fluid stream inlet, and
• (d) a chamber outlet in communication with said adsorbent and for communication with said fluid stream outlet when said chamber inlet and fluid stream inlet are in communication;
• (iv) a desorbent fluid inlet in selective communication with said chamber inlet and a source of desorbent fluid;
• and
• (v) a desorbent fluid outlet in communication with a desorbent gas exhaust means and with said chamber outlet when said desorbent fluid inlet and chamber inlet are in communication;
• B. means for selectively positioning at least one of said adsorber chamber inlets in communication with said fluid stream inlet;
• C. control means for electrically connecting at least one of said adsorber housing chambers to a source of electrical energy;
• and
• D. desorbent fluid control means for selectively controlling the flow of desorbent fluid from a source thereof through a desorber inlet in communication with a chamber inlet.