Clinoptilolites for nitrogen/methane separation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2407-2417

  Jayaraman, Ambalavanan ^a   Hernandez Maldonado, Arturo J ^a   Yang, Ralph T ^a   Chinn, Daniel ^b   Munson, Curtis L ^b   Mohr, Donald H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinoptilolite; ETS 4; Ion exchanged clinoptilolite; Mixed ion exchange; Nitrogen methane separation; PSA simulation; Purified clinoptilolite

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERMS; METHANE; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; POSITIVE IONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PURIFICATION; SEPARATION; ZEOLITES;

DIFFERENTIAL ADSORPTION BED; HIGH-PRESSURE ADSORPTION; KINETIC SELECTIVITY; SORBENTS;

NITROGEN;

GAS-GAS SEPARATION; ION EXCHANGE; METHANE; NITROGEN; ZEOLITE;

EID: 2442428466     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2003.10.030     Document Type: Article

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