Multi-objective optimization of pressure swing adsorbers for air separation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3751-3765

  Sankararao, B ^a   Gupta, Santosh K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FIXED-BED ADSORPTION COLUMN; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PRESSURE SWING ADSORBER (PSA);

ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 34250011751     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0615180     Document Type: Article

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