The role of water on postcombustion CO2 capture by vacuum swing adsorption: Bed layering and purge to feed ratio

AIChE Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 673-689

  Li, Gang ^a   Xiao, Penny ^a   Zhang, Jun ^a   Webley, Paul A ^a   Xu, Dong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Future Science and Technology Park North   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Multilayered column; Purge to feed ratio; Vacuum swing adsorption; Water

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE PROCESS; HIGH WATER CONTENT; INFLUENCE OF WATER; LONG-TERM RECOVERY; MULTI-LAYERED; POST-COMBUSTION CO; PURGE-TO-FEED RATIO; VACUUM SWING ADSORPTIONS;

ALUMINA; CARBON CAPTURE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84892435201     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.14281     Document Type: Article

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