Propylene/propane separation by vacuum swing adsorption using Cu-BTC spheres

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-119

  Plaza, M G ^a   Ribeiro, A M ^a   Ferreira, A ^a   Santos, J C ^a   Lee, U Hwang ^b   Chang, Jong San ^b   Loureiro, J M ^a   Rodrigues, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cu BTC; MACADEMIA; Propylene; VSA

Indexed keywords

BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIMENT; CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGIES; CU-BTC; HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITY; MACADEMIA; POLYMER-GRADE PROPYLENE; PROPYLENE SELECTIVITY; PROPYLENE/PROPANE SEPARATION; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SPECIFIC ADSORPTION; VACUUM SWING ADSORPTIONS; VSA;

ADSORPTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROPANE; SEPARATION;

PROPYLENE;

EID: 84858738122     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.02.023     Document Type: Article

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