Propane/propylene separation by Pressure Swing Adsorption using zeolite 4A

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 8815-8829

  Grande, Carlos A ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; MIXTURES; PROCESS CONTROL; PROPYLENE; ZEOLITES;

ADSORBED COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION (PSA);

PROPANE;

PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SEPARATION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 28444443720     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie050671b     Document Type: Review

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