DECARBITE® absorbs more than 40% of its own weight under normal conditions.

System Design

Usually, transparent canisters or cylindrical tubes known as; CO2 Getters, CO2 Scrubbers, CO2 Traps, CO2 Purifiers, CO2 Filters, Compressed Gas Purifiers, CO2 Trap Cartridge. This product is used in this permits the visual inspection of the reaction during removal of of carbon dioxide from gas streams. When using containers of other material such as stainless steel, reaction can be traced by the exothermic heat transmitted through the container wall. Metal canisters or tubes are recommended where pressurized gasses are used. The use of glass or plastic should be manufactured to resist high temperatures and corrosive effects.

Gas Flow

High gas flows impede the efficiency of the gas absorption by limiting the time of contact between the gas and the absorbent material. DECARBITE® granules have irregular surface areas and do not readily compact or fit together. The holding apart of the granules creates voids that allows for uniform gas flow and higher permeability. Gas flow resistance varies with particle size, larger particle size ( 8-14 mesh range) allows greater space between particles and less resistance to gas flow (also smaller surface area), smaller mesh size (14-30 mesh range ) have a larger over all surface area . The smaller particle size is the more efficient for fractional percentages of carbon dioxide absorption.