Patent ID: 7875102
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: B01D,F23J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for managing the use of flow-through monolithic sorbents for the sorption of a trace contaminant from a fluid stream, which comprises: providing two or more flow-through monolithic sorbents having a trace contaminant sorbed thereon, wherein the flow-through monolithic sorbents are positioned in an initial series to allow for passing a fluid stream from an upstream inlet end of the series to a downstream outlet end of the series; removing an inlet end portion of the flow-through monolithic sorbents from the inlet end position of the series; moving a downstream portion of the flow-through monolithic sorbents from a downstream position in the series to the inlet end position of the series; and placing a replacement flow-through monolithic sorbent portion in a downstream position of the series, wherein the replacement flow-through monolithic sorbent portion is separate from the two or more flow-through monolithic sorbents prior to placement in the downstream position of the series.