Hydrocarbon adsorber testing device and method
A device may include a roller, a half pipe which is separated from the roller by a gap, a motor, a speed controller configured to control operation of the motor, and a drive which is operably connected to the motor and configured to rotate the roller. The device may be used in a testing method for testing an adsorbent material.
1 . A method for testing an adsorbent material, the method comprising:
loading the adsorbent material into a testing device, the testing device comprising:
a roller,
a half pipe that is separated from the roller by a gap,
a motor,
a speed controller configured to control operation of the motor, and
a drive, operably connected to the motor, configured to rotate the roller, and
testing the adsorbent material, wherein testing the adsorbent material provides a measurement of an edge seal strength of the adsorbent material, wherein testing the adsorbent material comprises wrapping the adsorbent material around the roller and measuring a strength of an edge seal of the adsorbent material.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent material is any of activated carbon, zeolite, silica, silica gel, carbonaceous char, alumina clay, graphite, graphene, and combinations thereof.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adsorbent material has an edge seal.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the edge seal of the adsorbent material has a measurable strength.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein loading the adsorbent material into the testing device comprises placing the adsorbent material between the roller and the half pipe.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein testing the adsorbent material comprises observing a deformation of an edge seal, a material failure, an edge seal failure, or combinations thereof.