Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Column

Overview

	Size / Design Variable	Bed Height or Bed Height To Diameter Ratio
	Costing Variable (Built-in Model)	Column Volume
	Costing Variable (User-Defined Model)	Column Volume (in m3)
	Emissions Port	No
	Hosts	Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Adsorption Procedure (for Liquid Streams)

A Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Column is used to represent an equipment resource that hosts a GAC adsorption procedure (for liquid streams) with a main objective to remove hydrophobic organic compounds from a liquid (water) stream. The procedure can be executed in batch mode only.

GAC Column: Equipment Tab

The equipment tab is similar to that of an ion exchange column (see INX Column: Equipment Tab).

Consumables

The GAC Column requires the use of a consumable. By default the selected consumable is a ‘Dft GAC Packing (L)’. The user may select the desired consumable for the column from the GAC Column: Consumables tab.

Sizing: Design Mode

Design mode calculations are similar to those for an ion exchange column. For more details, see Ion Exchange (INX) Chromatography Column.

Sizing: Rating Mode

Rating mode calculations are similar to those for an ion exchange column. For more details, see Ion Exchange (INX) Chromatography Column.