Enriching PSA cycle for the production of nitrogen from air

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3256-3264

  Reynolds, Steven P ^a   Ebner, Armin D ^a   Ritter, James A ^a  

^a University of South Carolina   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSURIZATION; HIGH-TO-LOW-PRESSURE RATIO; PRESSURE VACUUM SWING ADSORPTION (PVSA) CYCLE; X-TYPE ZEOLITES;

GAS ADSORPTION; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; VACUUM; ZEOLITES;

GAS ENGINEERING;

GAS ADSORPTION; GAS ENGINEERING; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURIZATION; VACUUM; ZEOLITES;

EID: 33646519892     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0513550     Document Type: Article

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