Solutions · By contaminant

Chlorinated solvents removal

Degreasing · dry cleaning · solvent recovery · paint shops

Also called: perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, methylene chloride

How it is removed

Physical adsorption on high-activity virgin carbon, with capacity tracking CTC and micropore volume. Boiling point decides the grade: solvents boiling above about 65 °C are held well and are often recoverable by steam regeneration, while those below it break through far sooner and need the low-boiling-point respirator class. Chlorinated solvents can also hydrolyze on a wet bed, so humidity is part of the specification, not a detail.

Recommended grades

The specification that decides it CTC activity, and the solvent boiling point relative to 65 °C
Test against your own duty Capacity depends on inlet concentration, temperature, humidity, contact time and competing species. Nothing here is an assurance that a grade will perform in your service — it is a starting point for a trial. Trial batches run from 1 to 10 tonnes.