ASTM D4069-95(2003)
(Specification)Standard Specification for Impregnated Activated Carbon Used to Remove Gaseous Radio-Iodines from Gas Streams
Standard Specification for Impregnated Activated Carbon Used to Remove Gaseous Radio-Iodines from Gas Streams
SCOPE
1.1 This standard covers the specifications for physical properties and performance requirements of virgin impregnated activated carbon to be used for the removal of gaseous radioiodine species from gas streams.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard.
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Designation: D 4069 – 95 (Reapproved 2003)
Standard Specification for
Impregnated Activated Carbon Used to Remove Gaseous
Radio-Iodines from Gas Streams
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 4069; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This standard covers the specifications for physical 3.1 Definitions—Definitionsrelatingtothisspecificationare
properties and performance requirements of virgin impreg- given in Terminology D 2652.
nated activated carbon to be used for the removal of gaseous 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard: Descrip-
radioiodine species from gas streams. tions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the 3.2.1 lot—a quantity of impregnated activated carbon of the
standard. same grade or type, consisting of one or more batches, that has
beenproducedunderthesamemanufacturer’sproductionorder
2. Referenced Documents
using the same manufacturing procedure and equipment.
2.1 ASTM Standards: 3.2.2 batch—a quantity of impregnated activated carbon of
D 2652 Terminology Relating to Activated Carbon
the same grade or type that has been produced using the same
D 2854 Test Method for Apparent Density of Activated manufacturing procedures and equipment, and that has been
Carbon
homogenized so as to exhibit the same physical properties and
D 2862 Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of performance characteristics throughout its mass.
Granular Activated Carbon
NOTE 1—The maximum allowable batch size shall be 10 m.
D 2866 Test Method for Total Ash Content of Activated
3.2.3 qualification test—a one-time test performed on each
Carbon
of three grab samples taken randomly from a single homog-
D 2867 Test Method for Moisture in Activated Carbon
enized batch of a vendor’s grade or type of impregnated
D 3466 Test Method for Ignition Temperature of Granular
activated carbon to determine its suitability for the purpose
Activated Carbon
stated herein. The size of each grab sample should be at least
D 3802 Test Method for Ball-Pan Hardness of Activated
500 cm.
Carbon
3.2.4 batch test—a test performed on a representative
D 3803 Test Method for Nuclear-Grade Activated Carbon
sample of each batch of the same grade or type of impregnated
D 3838 Test Method for pH of Activated Carbon
activated carbon to determine whether that batch meets the
E 300 Practice for Sampling Industrial Chemicals
specification prescribed herein.
2.2 ANSI/ASME Standard:
3.2.5 grade or type—the manufacturer’s designation for an
NQA-1 Quality Assurance Program Requirements for
impregnated activated carbon having a given set of perfor-
Nuclear Facilities
mance capabilities and physical properties.
4. Materials and Manufacture
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D28 on
Activated Carbon and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D28.04 on Gas 4.1 The activated carbon furnished under this specification
Phase Evaluation Tests.
shall be virgin material. Reactivated carbon shall not be used.
CurrenteditionapprovedOct.1,2003.PublishedDec.2003.Originallyapproved
4.2 Impregnated activated carbon furnished under this
in 1981. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as D 4069 – 95 (1998).
specification shall be subject to the document control provi-
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
sions of Section 7 of ANSI NQA-1.
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
4.3 Materials used in the manufacture of impregnated-
the ASTM website.
3 activated carbon furnished under this specification shall be
Available from theAmerican National Standards Institute, Inc., 11 W. 42nd St.
13th Floor, New York, NY 10036. traceable as provided in Section 9 of ANSI NQA-1.
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D 4069 – 95 (2003)
TABLE 1 Physical Properties
5. Significance and Use
5.1 Activated carbons used in containment systems for
Test Test Method Specification
nuclear reactors must be capable of functioning under both
Apparent density D 2854 0.38 g/mL, min
normal operating conditions and those conditions which may
Particle size distribution, D 2862
ASTM E-11 Sieves:
exist following a design basis accident (DBA).Adsorbent beds
Retained on No. 6 0.1 %, max
that are part of recirculatory systems inside containment may
Retained on No. 8 5.0 %, max
be exposed to the peak pressure, temperature, and steam
Through No. 8, Retained 60.0 %, max
on No. 12
content of a post-DBA condition.
Through No. 12, Retained 40.0 %, min
5.2 Carbon beds outside containment will be protected by
on No. 16
fast-acting shutoff valves from the sudden rise in pressure,
Through No. 16 5.0 %, max
Through No. 18 1.0 %, max
temperature, and humidity of the containment atmosphere
A
Ash content D 2866 State value
which would exist following a DBA. However, some rise in
Moisture content D 2867 State value
temperature and humidity will be experienced even by beds
Ignition temperature D 3466 330°C, min
Ball-pan hardness D 3802 92.0 %, min
outside containment if they are reconnected to containment
pH D 3838 State value
after the initial pressure rise (due to escape of steam into the
A
This test to be performed on the base carbon prior to impregnation.
containment volume) has been reduced by containment cool-
ers. The amount of radioactivity that can reach either type of
adsorption system is conceivably quite high; hence, there is a
average of the three determinations shall meet the specifica-
possibility of a bed temperature rise due to decay heating. The
tion. In addition, the coefficient of variation, n, for the three
gaseous radioactive contaminants of most interest are organic
determinations shall
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