Abstract:
A CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS IS DESCRIBED FOR PROUCING A HIGH YIELD ACTIVITED CARBON, OR FOR REGENERATING A SPENT ACTIVATED CARBON. THE ACTIVATION PROCESS IS CARRIED OUT BY INTRODUCING THE RAW MATERIAL IN A FINELY DIVIDED STATE INTO A FIRED REACTOR CHAMBER WHERE THE RAW MATERIAL IS SUBJECTED TO A UNIFORM HEAT TRANSFER DURING ITS TRANSPORT BY THE GASEOUS PHASE OF THE REACTOR CHAMBER COMBUSTION PRODUCTS.