Semianalytical solution for multicomponent pressure swing adsorption

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 53, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3521-3536

  Serbezov, Atanas ^a,b   Sotirchos, Stratis V ^a  

^a University of Rochester   (United States)

^b ROSE HULMAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

First order quasilinear partial differential equations; Method of characteristics; Multicomponent gaseous mixtures; Pressure swing adsorption; Riemann problem

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION (PSA); RIEMANN PROBLEMS;

GAS ADSORPTION;

GAS SEPARATION; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION; PURIFICATION;

EID: 0032538655     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00181-X     Document Type: Article

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