High Volume Carbon Towers

High Volume Carbon Towers for Oil Vapour & Odour Removal

When your application demands ultra‑pure compressed air, activated carbon towers remove oil vapours and odours that standard filtration cannot capture.

Where They’re Used:

  • Food & Beverage packaging
  • Pharmaceuticals and healthcare
  • Electronics and precision manufacturing
  • Paint and surface finishing

System Notes:

  • Installed downstream of dryers and particulate/coalescing filters
  • Sized for your flow, pressure, and target air purity
  • Low pressure drop designs for efficiency

Ultra-Clean Air on Demand: High-Capacity Carbon Tower Rental from PCM AIRPOWER

For applications where even trace amounts of oil vapor are unacceptable—such as food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, electronics, or breathing air—you need filtration you can trust. PCM AIRPOWER provides a rapid and flexible solution with our High-Capacity Carbon Adsorption Towers available for immediate rental.

These advanced twin-tower units are engineered to deliver ISO 8573-1 Class 1 or 0 Air Quality for oil content, ensuring your critical processes are protected.

Dual Protection: Twin-Tower Design

Our rental carbon adsorption units feature a highly efficient twin-tower design, offering critical flexibility and unparalleled protection against oil breakthrough.

  1. Duty / Standby Backup Mode

The standard and most secure operating configuration utilises the towers in a Duty / Standby arrangement:

  • Duty: One tower is actively filtering the compressed air stream, removing oil vapor through adsorption onto the activated carbon media.
  • Standby: The second tower is held in reserve.
  • Protection: In the event the oil content suddenly spikes, or the capacity of the active tower is nearing exhaustion, the system can be quickly switched to the standby tower. This prevents downtime and guarantees that high-quality, oil-free air is continuously supplied.
  1. Maximum Flow Mode

For periods of peak demand or when handling an unusually large volume of air, both towers can be valved to operate simultaneously.

  • Maximum Capacity: Opening both towers in parallel allows the unit to handle the maximum filtration capacity—processing a greater flow rate of air while maintaining the required purity standards. This ensures your compressed air system never becomes a bottleneck during intensive operations.

Why Adsorb? The Power of Activated Carbon

Activated carbon is the proven medium for oil vapor removal. The carbon surface is highly porous, creating an enormous internal surface area that physically traps (“adsorbs”) oil vapor molecules from the compressed air stream.

  • Targeted Removal: Carbon adsorption effectively targets oil vapour that standard particulate and coalescing filters cannot fully remove, achieving residual oil levels as low as 0.003mg/m.

Flexible Rental for Every Timeline

We understand that the need for absolute air purity can be urgent, whether it’s for a temporary requirement or a long-term strategy. Our rental service is built on quick response delivery to minimise your risk and downtime.

Rental Rate Type Ideal Scenario Key Benefit
Short-Term Rental Emergency breakdown cover, auditing / quality testing periods, temporary high-spec projects. Fastest deployment and absolute guarantee of oil-free air to protect sensitive products or equipment immediately.
Long-Term Rental Consistent requirement for Class 1/0 air quality without upfront CAPEX, dedicated backup plan. Lower overall cost and guaranteed, continuous supply of ultra-clean air with full PCM AIRPOWER service support.

Protect your products, guarantee compliance, and eliminate the risk of oil contamination.

Need to secure ultra-clean air quality for your facility today?

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