Separation of argon and oxygen by adsorption on a titanosilicate molecular sieve

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1604-1620

  Ansón, Alejandro ^a   Kuznicki, Steven M ^a   Kuznicki, Tetyana ^a   Dunn, Brian G ^b   Eyring, Edward M ^b   Hunter, Douglas B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air; Argon; Molecular sieve; Oxygen; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

AR ATOM; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; ISOSTERIC HEATS; QUANTITATIVE SEPARATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TITANOSILICATE;

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BARIUM; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR OXYGEN; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SEPARATION; SIEVES; SORBENTS; ZEOLITES;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PHASE SEPARATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 67650970763     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390902775315     Document Type: Article

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