Numerical analysis of CO2 concentration and recovery from flue gas by a novel vacuum swing adsorption cycle

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1010-1019

  Delgado, José A ^a   Uguina, María A ^a   Sotelo, José L ^a   Águeda, Vicente I ^a   Sanz, Abel ^a   Gómez, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide capture; Equalization; Power consumption; Simulation; Vacuum swing adsorption

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE; EQUALIZATION; POWER CONSUMPTION; SIMULATION; VACUUM SWING ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; FLUE GASES; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RECOVERY; VACUUM;

GAS ADSORPTION;

EID: 79955465879     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2010.07.026     Document Type: Article

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