Parametric study of a commercial pressure swing adsorption-solvent vapor recovery process
- Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
The performance of a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) - solvent vapor recovery (SVR) process was examined at the periodic state by computer simulation. A four step, vacuum swing cycle was employed for the removal of benzene vapor from nitrogen using activated charcoal. The feed concentration, feed flow rate, cycle time, adsorption step time, and bed length to diameter ratio were investigated to ascertain their effects on the process performance. The trends showed that the process performance was affected significantly by all of these parameters, and that the non-idealities included in the rigorous model, in most cases, had a marked effect on the process performance, beyond that which could be explained by an idealized, equilibrium PSA model. 13 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 430550
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960730--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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