Rapid pressure swing adsorption for reduction of bed size factor of a medical oxygen concentrator

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 8703-8710

  Chai, Siew Wah ^a   Kothare, Mayuresh V ^a   Sircar, Shivaji ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADSORBENT COLUMNS; ADSORBENT PARTICLE; ADSORBERS; ADSORPTION KINETICS; ADSORPTION PRESSURE; AIR FEEDS; AIR SEPARATION; AMBIENT AIR; COLUMN PRESSURE; COMMERCIAL SAMPLE; CYCLE OPERATION; CYCLE TIME; GAS-SOLID; HEAT TRANSFER RESISTANCE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS; PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTION TECHNOLOGIES; PRODUCT GAS; PRODUCTION RATES; PSA PROCESS; RAPID PRESSURE SWING ADSORPTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; OXYGEN;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 79960374602     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2005093     Document Type: Article

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