Four beds pressure swing adsorption for hydrogen purification: Case of humid feed and activated carbon beds

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2292-2302

  Ribeiro, Ana M ^a   Grande, Carlos A ^a   Lopes, Filipe V S ^a   Loureiro, José M ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dynamic simulation; Humid feed; Hydrogen purification; Mathematical modelling; PSA

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SIMULATION; HUMID FEED; HYDROGEN PURIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; PSA;

CHARCOAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEELING; PRODUCTIVITY; PURIFICATION; WATER VAPOR;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 69049113299     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11886     Document Type: Article

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