This course focuses on the application of absorption for pollution control on gas streams with typical pollutant concentrations ranging from 250 to 10,000 ppmv.
Gas absorbers are used extensively in industry for separation and purification of gas streams, as product recovery devices, and as pollution control devices. This course focuses on the application of absorption for pollution control on gas streams with typical pollutant concentrations ranging from 250 to 10,000 ppmv. Gas absorbers are most widely used to remove water soluble inorganic contaminants from air streams.
Absorption is a process where one or more soluble components of a gas mixture are dissolved in a liquid (i.e., a solvent). The absorption process can be categorized as physical or chemical. Physical absorption occurs when the absorbed compound dissolves in the solvent; chemical absorption occurs when the absorbed compound and the solvent react. Liquids commonly used as solvents include water, mineral oils, nonvolatile hydrocarbon oils, and aqueous solutions.
Topics: System Efficiencies and Performance Process Description Absorber System Configuration Types of Absorption Equipment Packed Tower Internals and Operation Design Procedures Determining Gas and Liquid Stream Conditions Determining Absorption Factor Determining Column Diameter Determining Tower Height and Surface Area Calculating Column Pressure Drop Alternative Design Procedure Estimating Total Capital Investment Equipment Costs for Packed Towers Estimating Installation, Direct/Indirect, and Total Annual Cost
Example Problems: Required Information for Design Determine Gas and Liquid Stream Properties Calculate Absorption Factor Estimate Column Diameter Calculate Column Surface Area Calculate Pressure Drop Equipment Costs Total Annual Cost Alternate Example
Intended Audience: environmental, piping, industrial, water resources, civil, construction engineers.
Publication Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Harlan Bengtson is an online PDH course provider of continuing education courses for professional engineers. Dr. Bengtson is a graduate of Iowa State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees and of the University of Colorado with a PhD. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri. Dr. Bengtson has spent 30 years in engineering education in teaching and administrative positions, including six years as Dean of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Dr. Harlan H. Bengtson, PE 33 Grainey Drive Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Phone: (618) 406-6892 E-mail: hnkbengtson@yahoo.com PROFESSIONAL PROFILE Dr. Bengtson is a graduate of Iowa State University with B.S. and M.S. degrees and of the University of Colorado with a PhD. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Missouri. He has spent 30 years in engineering education in teaching and administrative positions, including six years as Dean of Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His areas of expertise are environmental engineering, hydrology and hydraulics, engineering science and renewable energy systems. He has done regular consulting work while holding the academic positions. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Bengtson worked for Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing as a Product Development Engineer and for E. I. duPont deNemours as a Process Development Engineer. Dr. Bengtson has authored numerous publications, presentations and technical reports. He is currently active as a freelance technical writer, author of continuing education courses for Professional Engineers, and is the founder of www.engineeringexceltemplates.com and www.EngineeringExcelSpreadsheets.com, sites with the objective of providing inexpensive, easy to use Excel spreadsheets for a variety of engineering calculations.
