Experimental studies on 3A and 4A zeolite molecular sieves regeneration in TSA process: Aliphatic alcohols dewatering-water desorption

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 259, Issue , 2015, Pages 232-242

  Gabruś, Elzbieta ^a   Nastaj, Józef ^a   Tabero, Piotr ^a   Aleksandrzak, Tomasz ^a  

^a WEST POMERANIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alcohols dewatering; Isotherms; Thermal analysis; TSA; Water desorption; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DESORPTION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ISOTHERMS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; STABILITY; THERMOANALYSIS; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION SELECTIVITY; EQUILIBRIUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE-SWING ADSORPTION PROCESS; TSA; WATER ADSORPTION CAPACITY; WATER DESORPTION; ZEOLITE MOLECULAR SIEVES;

DEWATERING;

EID: 84906514487     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.108     Document Type: Article

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