Separation of gases by pressure swing adsorption

Details Separation of gases by pressure swing adsorption Separation of gases by pressure swing adsorption

1996-07-15

1998-08-11

Spitzer, Robert

Gas separation: processes

Solid sorption

Including reduction of pressure

95102, 95103, 95105, 95139, 95143, B01D 53047

Patent

active

057922390

ABSTRACT:
A natural gas feed stream containing significant quantities of nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide can be increased to a content of greater than 95 percent by volume of natural gas, and preferably greater than about 98 percent, by passing the natural gas feed stream sequentially through three adsorbent beds that are cycled through seven phases comprising: an adsorption phase to adsorb a first gas, a first depressurization phase to remove feed gas from the voids in the adsorbent bed, a recycle phase to remove a second gas from the adsorbent by the passage of a second depressurization gas therethrough and to produce a recycle gas, a second depressurization phase to reduce the adsorbent bed pressure to about ambient and to produce the second depressurization gas, an evacuation phase where the pressure in the adsorbent is further reduced and an enriched primary gas product stream recovered, a pressurization phase where the pressure in the adsorbent bed is increased using secondary product gas from a bed in an adsorption phase, and further pressurizing the adsorbent bed in a pressurization phase by the flow of the recycle gas and feed gas into the adsorbent bed. Various gases can be separated using this process. Nitrogen can be removed from natural gas (adsorbed gas) and carbon dioxide (adsorbed gas) can be removed from natural gas.

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