600

500
400
300

Concentration (ppm)
Cycle 1

Cycle200
2

Cycle 3

Cycle 4

Cycle 5

100
0
0

50

100

150

-100

Time (min)
Figure 1: Breakthrough curves during the adsorption of TMB on BAC regenerated at 288 C, (heating
rate of 50 C/min)

600
500
400

Concentration (ppm)
Cycle 1

300

Cycle
2
200

Cycle 3

Cycle 4

Cycle 5

100
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

Time (min)

120

140

160

Figure 2: Breakthrough curves during the adsorption of TMB on BAC regenerated at 288 C, (heating
rate of 50 C/min) (Duplicated)

350
300
250
200

Temperature (C)
Cycle 1

150
Cycle 2

Cycle 3

100

Cycle 4

Cycle 5

50
0
0

20

40

60

80

100 120 140 160 180 200

Time (min)
Figure 3: Temperature vs Time for regeneration at 288 C, (heating rate of 50 C/min)

350
300
250
200

Temperature (C)
Cycle 1

150
Cycle 2

Cycle 3

100

Cycle 4

Cycle 5

50
0
0

20

40

60

80

100 120 140 160 180 200

Time (min)

Figure 4: Temperature vs Time for regeneration at 288 C, (heating rate of 50 C/min)

(duplicated)

250
200
150

Power (W)
Cycle 1-NP

100

Cycle 2-NP

Cycle 3-NP

Cycle 4-NP

Cycle 5-NP

50
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Time (min)
Figure 5: Power vs Time for regeneration at 288 C, (heating rate of 50 C/min)

180

200

250
200
150

Power (W)

100

Cycle 1-NP

Cycle 2-NP

Cycle 3-NP

Cycle 4-NP

Cycle 5-NP

50
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

-50

Time (min)
Figure 6: Power vs Time for regeneration at 288 C, (heating rate of 50 C/min) (duplicated)
Test
number

BAC
used

Ads. &
Regen. gas
flow
(SLPM)

Initi
al
Con
c.
(pp
m)

Mas
s
bala
nce
(g)
BAC

BAC-1

Virgi
n

Air-10

B.
Ad.
93.1
1

A.
Ad.
95.2
2

Ads.

Ads.
%
41.3
7

A.
Reg.
93.1
7

Heel

2.11

Total
Ads.
2.11

500

93.1
7

95.2
1

2.04

2.1

40.0
0

500

93.1
7

95.2
1

2.04

2.1

500

93.2
2

95.2
1

1.99

500

93.1
8

95.2
1

2.03

500

5.1

TH%

Vol.%

0.06

Total
Heel
0.06

1.18

81.85

93.1
7

0.00

0.06

1.18

81.46

40.0
0

93.2
2

0.05

0.11

2.16

81.46

2.1

39.0
2

93.1
8

0.04

0.07

1.37

81.46

2.1

39.8
0

93.2
3

0.05

0.12

2.35

81.46

Nitrogen-1
BAC-2

BAC1

Air-10
Nitrogen-1

BAC-3

BAC2

Air-10
Nitrogen-1

BAC-4

BAC3

BAC-5

BAC4

Air-10
Nitrogen-1
Air-10
Nitrogen-1

Table 1. Mass balance of TMB on BAC regenerated at 288C, (heating rate of 50 C/min)

Test
number

BAC-1

BAC-2

BAC-3

BAC-4

BAC-5

BAC
used

Virgi
n

BAC1

BAC2

BAC3

BAC4

Ads. &
Regen.
gas flow
(SLPM)

Initial
Conc.
(ppm
)

Mass balance (g)

BAC

B.
Ad.

A.
Ad.

Ads.

Total
Ads.

Ads.
%

A.
Reg.

Heel

Total
Heel

TH
%

Vol.%

5.11

93.1
0

95.2
7

2.17

2.17

42.
5

93.1
3

0.03

0.03

0.59

84.02

Air-10

500

Nitrogen1
Air-10

500

93.1
3

95.2
6

2.13

2.16

41.
7

93.1
5

0.02

0.05

0.98

83.63

Nitrogen1
Air-10

500

93.1
5

95.2
7

2.12

2.17

41.
5

93.1
5

0.00

0.05

0.98

84.02

Nitrogen1
Air-10

500

93.1
5

95.3
0

2.15

2.20

42.
1

93.1
9

0.04

0.09

1.76

85.18

Nitrogen1
Air-10

500

93.1
9

95.2
8

2.09

2.18

40.
9

93.2
3

0.04

0.13

2.54

84.40

Nitrogen1

Table 2. Mass balance of TMB on BAC regenerated at 288C, (heating rate of 50 C/min)
(Duplicated)