Thursday, November 20, 2008: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM
Salon I (Marriott Philadelphia Downtown)

Adsorption and Ion Exchange (02e)

#593 - Environmental Applications of Adsorption I (02E11)
This session will focus on experimental and theoretical studies on adsorption separations for environmental applications far gas and liquid systems. Abstracts for presentations addressing different issues in these areas are solicited.
Chair:Norberto Lemcoff
CoChair:Nick D. Hutson
CoSponsor(s):Environmental Division (09)
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 AMAdsorption System Based on Microlith® technology and Its Progress in Fuel Cell, Spacecraft, and Chem-Bio Warfare Defense Applications
Christian Junaedi, Subir Roychoudhury, Dennis Walsh, James C. Knox, Jay Perry, David Howard, Patrick D. Sullivan
8:55 AMCompetitive Adsorption of Cadmium and Zinc Onto Activated Carbon
Laura Torres, Joaquin Tirano, Gabriel Camargo, Liliana Giraldo, Juan Carlos Moreno
9:15 AMUnderstanding the Binding Mechanism of Mercury on Activated Carbon
Bihter Padak, Jennifer L. Wilcox
9:35 AMSulfur Functionalization of Non-Carbon Materials with Applications In Mercury Sorption
Noah D. Meeks, D. Bhattacharyya
9:55 AMA Monte Carlo Study of Molecular Selectivity of Binary Mixtures In Ordered and Disordered Microporous Carbon
Thomas R. Roussel, Jeremy Palmer, Christophe Bichara, Roland Pellenq, Keith Gubbins
10:15 AMA New Group-Contribution Model for Prediction of Adsorption Equilibrium of Gases In Porous Adsorbents
Yuqing Ding, M. Douglas LeVan
10:35 AMApplication of a Newly Developed Breakthrough Model for Industrial Air Purifying Cartridges
Yuqing Ding, Michael Parham, Amy Staubs
10:55 AMConcluding Remarks

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