High-Purity Nitrogen by Pressure-Swing Adsorption

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 419-424

  Shirley, Arthur I ^a   Lemcoff, Norberto O ^a  

^a BOC Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; REACTION KINETICS; SEPARATION;

EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; HIGH PURITY NITROGEN; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; SEPARATION;

EID: 0031080003     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430215     Document Type: Article

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