| Revista: | Brazilian journal of chemical engineering |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000308670 |
| ISSN: | 0104-6632 |
| Autores: | Barg, C1 Ferreira, J.M.P2 Trierweiler, J.O Secchi, A.R |
| Instituciones: | 1Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil 2Companhia Petroquimica do Sul, III Polo Petroquimico, Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul. Brasil |
| Año: | 2000 |
| Periodo: | Dic |
| Volumen: | 17 |
| Número: | 4-7 |
| Paginación: | 695-704 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Experimental, aplicado |
| Resumen en inglés | The Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) units have been used as a low cost alternative to the usual gas separation processes. Its largest commercial application is for hydrogen purification systems. Several studies have been made about the simulation of pressure swing adsorption units, but there are only few reports on the optimization of such processes. The objective of this study is to simulate and optimize an industrial PSA unit for hydrogen purification. This unit consists of six beds, each of them have three layers of different kinds of adsorbents. The main impurities are methane, carbon monoxide and sulfidric gas. The product stream has 99.99% purity in hydrogen, and the recovery is around 90%. A mathematical model for a commercial PSA unit is developed. The cycle time and the pressure swing steps are optimized. All the features concerning with complex commercial processes are considered |
| Disciplinas: | Química |
| Palabras clave: | Ingeniería química, Adsorción por oscilación de presión, Purificación de hidrógeno, Separación de gases, Optimización, Simulación |
| Keyword: | Chemistry, Chemical engineering, Hydrogen purification, Pressure swing adsorption, Gas separation, Optimization, Simulation |
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