Equilibrium adsorption measurements of pure nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane on a carbon molecular sieve at cryogenic temperatures and high pressures

Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2701-2707

  Watson, G ^a   May, E F ^a   Graham, B F ^a   Trebble, M A ^b   Trengove, R D ^c   Chan, K I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION DATA; CARBON MOLECULAR SIEVE; CONSTANT PRESSURES; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HIGH PRESSURE; ISOSTERIC ENTHALPY; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; STANDARD UNCERTAINTY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; METHANE; MOLECULAR SIEVES; SIEVES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 70349479853     PISSN: 00219568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/je900224w     Document Type: Article

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