TY - JOUR N2 - This article presents the results of scientific investigations on the thermal regeneration process of a sorbent of mineral origin sorbent using a retort burner. Diesel oil, a petroleum liquid, most often pervades the environment during different catastrophes. The investigated sorbent of mineral origin was used in the standard way that the Fire Service removes such petroleum liquids from the environment during disasters. For research purposes, a regeneration chamber with a retort burner was constructed. The first phase of the investigation was aimed at defining the physico-chemical features of the sorbent after subsequent cycles of the regeneration process. The second phase involved an analysis of the energy and ecological effects of the regeneration process. The results showed that the first three cycles of the regeneration process occurred under low emission conditions. The proposed regeneration method achieved a positive energetic effect with a functional heat stream with an average value of 12.4 kW (average efficiency of the regeneration chamber was 68 %). The method is very efficient, with regeneration rates between 7.2 kg/h and 8.4 kg/h. It requires only a short amount of time for the start-up and extinction of the regeneration chamber, and it is also flexible to changes in the process conditions. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/84847/PDF/01-paper-Sekret.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/84847 PY - 2013 IS - No 2 June EP - 201 DO - 10.2478/cpe-2013-0016 KW - thermal regeneration KW - mineral origin sorbents KW - retort burner KW - removal of harmful substances KW - utilisation of sorbents A1 - Sekret, Robert A1 - Koldej, Jan PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering DA - 2013 T1 - Thermal Regeneration of Mineral Sorbent Using Burner Unit SP - 191 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/84847 T2 - Chemical and Process Engineering ER -