CALCULATION OF THE BREAKTHROUGH TIME OF AN ORGANIC-SUBSTANCE THROUGH A FIXED LAYER OF ACTIVE-CARBON

The results of investigations of the adsorption dynamics of organic su bstances on active carbons (AC) moistened to equilibrium over a wide r ange of breakthrough concentrations are discussed. The features of ads orption dynamics typical for the moisture-free AC in the region of low breakthrough concentrations are also present when they are moistened to equilibrium. The equations for calculating the breakthrough time of low concentrations through a tired layer of equilibrium moistened AC corresponding to the maximum permissible concentrations are derived.