Patent ID: 9675924
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61M,B01D,B01J

Claim:
1. An apparatus for recovering halogenated hydrocarbons comprising: a desorption vessel which accommodates a sorbent which comprises the halogenated hydrocarbons; a steam generator which is configured to produce steam from water supplied to the steam generator and to introduce the steam which is produced into the desorption vessel in a manner such that the halogenated hydrocarbons are desorbed from the sorbent and absorbed by the steam; a cooling device which is configured to cool the steam supplemented with halogenated hydrocarbons in a manner such that a condensate is formed, the cooling device including a precooler configured to preheat water supplied to the steam generator, and an intermediate cooler configured to cool down the steam supplemented with the hydrocarbon to a temperature selected such that the condensate is formed; and a collecting vessel which receives the condensate.