Decarbonisation options for the Dutch activated carbon industry

It provides information on the Cabot Norit plant in Klazienaveen, the surroundings of the plant, the Cabot Corporation and the greenhouse gas emissions of the plant. [...] The pore size, the surface area and the amount of burn-off of the char depend on the temperature and the activating agent. [...] In the mass balance it is assumed that the gases formed in the pyrolysis process and the activation process are released together at the end of the process as a hot gas. [...] The main source of emissions in the Klazienaveen plant is the combustion of the non-condensable gases in the waste gas boiler. [...] The applicability of this process depends on factors such as the biodegradability of the contaminants and the physico-chemical characteristics of the activated carbon.