Patent ID: 6136203
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B01D,B09C,C02F

Abstract:
A system for treating contaminated media comprising:a converter configured to transfer contaminants from contaminated media into a solvent, the converter comprising:a first adsorbent system configured to operate in a first mode in which contaminants are removed from a gas and a second mode in which steam is the solvent that is used to remove contaminants from the first adsorbent system;a second adsorbent system configured to operate in a first mode in which contaminants are removed from the gas and a second mode in which steam is the solvent that is used to remove contaminants from the second adsorbent system; andwherein the first adsorbent system operates in the first mode when the second adsorbent system operates in the second mode, and the first adsorbent system operates in the second mode when the second adsorbent system operates in the first mode;a photocatalytic system coupled to the converter, the photocatalytic system operable to cause the contaminants in the solvent to undergo a photocatalytic reaction; anda condenser coupled to the first adsorbent system and the second adsorbent system, the condenser operable to condense the steam and any contaminants that are carried by the steam.