Performance Evaluation of Carbon Adsorbents for Automobile Canisters

Shim WG; Lee JW; Moon H

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.15, No.3, 297-303, May, 1998

To assess the performance of carbon adsorbents for automobile canisters, we have studied the adsorption and desorption of n-butane and gasoline vapor experimentally in a column charged with pelletized carbons, Car-115 and DP-1. Norit Car-115, which is a well-known carbon adsorbent for canisters, was chosen as a standard adsorbent to compare with a domestic pelletized carbon (DP-1). The use of n-butane as a reference compound for the assessment of adsorbents was proven to be very reliable when compared with the adsorption of real gasoline vapors. According to the results obtained, the carbon adsorbent for automobile canisters requires at least two basic characteristics such as the development of well-defined mesopores and high specific area, which are essential for rapid uptake rate and high working capacity.

Keywords:Automobile Canister;Carbon Adsorbents;Adsorption of n-Butane and Gasoline Vapor;Column Operation

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[Referenced By]

[1] Clarke PJ, Gerald JE, Skarstrom CW, Vardi J, Wade DT, SAE Trans., 76, 824 (1968)

[2] EPA, "95/96 Evaporative Emission Standards," (1995)

[3] Fris SA, "Norit Activated Carbon for Gasoline Evaporative Emission Control," Norit Report, Amersfoort, 1-16 (1993)

[4] G.M., "Evaporative EmissionControl Products-Producer Function," Rochester Product-G.M. (1986)

[5] McDowall JD, McCrae PD, Reimerink M, "The Development of an Effective Activated Carbon for Evaporative Emission Control," 25th ISATA Meeting, Florence (1992)

[6] Moon H, Park HC, Tien C, Chem. Eng. Sci., 46, 23 (1990)

[7] Moon H, Lee WK, Chem. Eng. Sci., 41, 1995 (1986)

[8] Moon H, Lee WK, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 96, 162 (1983)

[9] Moon H, Tien C, Chem. Eng. Sci., 43, 1269 (1988)

[10] Park SW, Park HS, Lee WK, Moon H, Sep. Technol., 5(1), 35 (1995)

[11] Reimerink M, McDowall JD, McCrae PD, Fris SA, "The Development of an Activated Carbon for an Evaporative Loss Control Device (ELCD)," Norit N.V. Carbon Conference, Essen (1992)

[12] Ruthven DM, "Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Process," John Wiley & Sons, New York (1984)

[13] U.S.A. Original Federal Register Vol. 42 No. 124, 1977 and Amended Federal Register vol. 59, No. 66 (1994)

[14] Villadesen JV, Michelsen ML, "Solution of Differential Equation Models by Polynomial Approximation," Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey (1978)

[15] Villadesen JV, Stewart WE, Chem. Eng. Sci., 22, 1483 (1967)

[16] Yang RT, "Gas Separation by Adsorption Processes," Butterworths, London (1987)