Carbon, activated bead, solvent vapor removal

PuraSiv HR A process for removing solvent vapors from air by adsorption on beaded activated carbon contained in a combined fluidized moving bed. For water-soluble solvents, the gas used for desorption is nitrogen and the process is known as PuraSiv HR, Type N (not to be confused with PuraSiv N) for chlorinated hydrocarbons, steam stripping is used and the process is known as PuraSiv HR, Type S. Developed by Kureha Chemical Company and now marketed by the Union Carbide Corporation. The process was originally known as GASTAK because it was developed by the Taiyo Kaken Company, subsequently acquired by Kureha Chemical Company. It is also marketed by Daikin Industries under the name Soldacs. 

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