摘要 |
A portable container (10) for activated carbon and a method for regenerating activated carbon. The container (10) includes a shell (13) defining a filter chamber (14) for holding a bed of activated carbon, openings (28, 29, 30, 106) for receiving and dispensing activated carbon, openings (38, 40) for receiving and dispensing fluid filtered through the activated carbon bed, and a support frame (130, 157, 47, 49) for use during handling and transportation of the container. The activated carbon outlet opening (106) is adapted to receive an auger which when rotated dispenses activated carbon from the container (10). The container (10) can be used to hold activated carbon during adsorption, during storage of the carbon at adsorption and regeneration sites, and during transportation of the carbon. The method for regeneration includes feeding spent activated carbon from the portable container to the heating zone without the use of liquid. The spent activated carbon can be fed directly to a conveyor from the portable container (10) with an auger. |