Low-pressure performance evaluation of CO2, H2O and CH4 on Li-LSX as a superior adsorbent for air prepurification

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-108

  Epiepang, Franklin E ^a   Li, Jianbo ^b   Liu, Yingshu ^c   Yang, Ralph T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Luoyang Jianlong Chemical Industrial Co Ltd   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

13X; Air prepurification, air prepurification sorbents; Air purification; Li LSX; Low pressure CO2 isotherms

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISTILLATION; IMPURITIES; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTHERMS; LITHIUM; PURIFICATION; REMOVAL; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION CHARACTERISTIC; ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; CRYOGENIC DISTILLATIONS; HIGH-VOLUME PRODUCTION; LOW PARTIAL PRESSURES; LOW PRESSURES; OXYGEN AND NITROGENS; PRE-PURIFICATION;

AIR PURIFICATION;

EID: 84961886505     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2016.03.022     Document Type: Article

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