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A rotary adsorber for continuous bulk separations is disclosed. The rotary adsorber includes an adsorption zone in fluid communication with an influent adsorption fluid stream, and a desorption zone in fluid communication with a desorption fluid stream. The fluid streams may be gas streams or liquid

A rotary adsorber for continuous bulk separations is disclosed. The rotary adsorber includes an adsorption zone in fluid communication with an influent adsorption fluid stream, and a desorption zone in fluid communication with a desorption fluid stream. The fluid streams may be gas streams or liquid streams. The rotary adsorber includes one or more adsorption blocks including adsorbent structure(s). The adsorbent structure adsorbs the target species that is to be separated from the influent fluid stream. The apparatus includes a rotary wheel for moving each adsorption block through the adsorption zone and the desorption zone. A desorption circuit passes an electrical current through the adsorbent structure in the desorption zone to desorb the species from the adsorbent structure. The adsorbent structure may include porous activated carbon fibers aligned with their longitudinal axis essentially parallel to the flow direction of the desorption fluid stream. The adsorbent structure may be an inherently electrically-conductive honeycomb structure.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for separating a target species from a fluid stream, the apparatus comprising:an adsorption zone in contact with an adsorption fluid stream;a desorption zone in contact with a desorption fluid stream;at least one adsorption block including an adsorbent structure s

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for separating a target species from a fluid stream, the apparatus comprising:an adsorption zone in contact with an adsorption fluid stream;a desorption zone in contact with a desorption fluid stream;at least one adsorption block including an adsorbent structure suitable for adsorbing the target species from the adsorption fluid stream;means for sequentially moving each adsorption block through the adsorption zone and the desorption zone; anda desorption circuit in electrical communication with the desorption zone such that an electrical current can be passed through adsorbent structure that is present in the desorption zone thereby desorbing the target species from adsorbent structure that is present in the desorption zone,wherein the adsorbent structure is produced by extrusion of electrically-conductive porous activated carbon fibers.