Propane/propylene separation by simulated moving bed I. Adsorption of propane, propylene and isobutane in pellets of 13X zeolite

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2539-2566

  Lamia, Nabil ^a,b   Wolff, Luc ^b   Leflaive, Philibert ^b   Gomes, Pedro Sá ^a   Grande, Carlos A ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

13X zeolite; Adsorption equilibrium; Fixed bed adsorption experiments; Isobutane; Propane; Propylene; Simulated moving bed

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NITROGEN; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; ZEOLITES;

13X ZEOLITE; ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIUM; FIXED BED ADSORPTION EXPERIMENTS; ISOBUTANE; SIMULATED MOVING BED;

SEPARATION;

ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NITROGEN; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; SEPARATION; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION; CRYOGENICS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDROCARBON; SEPARATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35248857912     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701515219     Document Type: Article

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