Multicomponent sorption of hexane isomers in zeolite BETA

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1970-1981

  Bárcia, Patrick S ^a   Silva, José A C ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Breakthrough curves; Dynamic adsorption model; Hexane isomers separation; Multicomponent adsorption; Zeolite BETA

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HEXANE; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZEOLITES;

BREAKTHROUGH CURVES; COMMERCIAL PELLETS; DYNAMIC ADSORPTION MODEL; MULTICOMPONENT ADSORPTION;

ISOMERS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; HEXANE; ISOMERS; PARTIAL PRESSURE; SORPTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; ZEOLITES;

EID: 34547681634     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11233     Document Type: Article

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