Calculations for Activated Carbon Filter

Calculation for activated carbon filter design.

Activated carbon filter calculation based on EBCT value.

What is EBCT?

Empty Bed Contact Time is calculated as volume of empty bed divide by flow rate.

Contact time is defined in minutes and below is the some examples

For Chlorine contact time is 2 min

For VOC contact time is 7 min

For H2S contact time is 4 min

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