Separation of n/iso-paraffins mixtures by pressure swing adsorption

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-208

  Silva, José A C ^a   Rodrigues, Alirio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

5A zeolites; modeling and simulation; n iso paraffins separation; pressure swing adsorption

Indexed keywords

PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZEOLITES;

SEPARATION;

EID: 0032526425     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5866(98)00043-4     Document Type: Article

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