Separation of CH4/CO2/N2 mixtures by layered pressure swing adsorption for upgrade of natural gas

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 3893-3906

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Layered pressure swing adsorption; Natural gas; Nitrogen removal

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646472473     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.01.023     Document Type: Article

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