Pressure swing adsorption process

Details Pressure swing adsorption process Pressure swing adsorption process

1987-05-20

1991-09-24

Spitzer, Robert

Gas separation

Means within gas stream for conducting concentrate to collector

55 58, 55 62, 55 68, B01D 5304

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050511157

ABSTRACT:
In a pressure swing adsorption process, after the adsorption phase, the residual less adsorbable components are purged by the introduction of a gas consisting essentially of the more adsorbable component. The more adsorbable component is subsequently recovered by drawing a vacuum on the adsorber. When separating a gaseous mixture containing 40-75 mol % of the more adsorbable component, after a vacuum recovery step to 0.03-0.3 bar, a first pressure buildup phase is performed with a gas consisting essentially of less adsorbable components. Preferably, the gas is an unadsorbed gas exiting during the adsorption phase from another adsorber. The gas employed in the first pressure build up is introduced into the adsorber countercurrently to the adsorption direction until an intermediate pressure of 0.1-1 bar is reached. A further pressure buildup is then conducted, preferably with expansion gas from another adsorber and/or with the gaseous mixture to be separated.

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