Methane separation from coal mine methane gas by vacuum pressure swing adsorption

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 474-482

  Olajossy, A ^a   Gawdzik, A ^b   Budner, Z ^b   Dula, J ^b  

^a AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTYTUT CI ZKIEJ SYNTEZY ORGANICZNEJ BLACHOWNIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Coal mine methane gas; Computer process simulation; Methane separation; Nitrogen rejection; Vacuum pressure swing adsorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COAL MINES; DESORPTION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SEPARATION;

METHANE SORPTION;

METHANE;

ADSORPTION; COAL; GAS SEPARATION; METHANE; MINING; SEPARATION; VACUUM;

EID: 0038693054     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603765173736     Document Type: Article

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