Design and operation methods for pressure swing adsorption systems
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01D-053/047
C01B-003/56
C01B-003/00
출원번호
US-0114503
(2005-04-26)
등록번호
US-7390350
(2008-06-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Weist, Jr.,Edward Landis
Zwilling,Daniel Patrick
Golden,Timothy Christopher
출원인 / 주소
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Gourley,Keith D.
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26인용 특허 :
15
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Method for the separation of a gas mixture comprising providing a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of adsorber vessels, wherein each vessel has an inlet, an outlet, and a bed of particulate adsorbent material disposed therein. The adsorbent material is selective for the adsorption
Method for the separation of a gas mixture comprising providing a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of adsorber vessels, wherein each vessel has an inlet, an outlet, and a bed of particulate adsorbent material disposed therein. The adsorbent material is selective for the adsorption of one or more components from the gas mixture, and each bed of adsorbent material is characterized by a bed depth and by an average particle diameter less than about 1.3 mm. A feed step is carried out during a feed time period wherein the gas mixture is introduced into the adsorber vessel, one or more components are selectively adsorbed from the gas mixture, and a product gas is withdrawn from the adsorber vessel. The bed depth in feet times the dimensionless ratio of the empty bed residence time to the feed time period is less than about 4.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for the separation of a gas mixture comprising: (a) providing a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of adsorber vessels, each vessel having an inlet and an outlet; (b) providing a bed of particulate adsorbent material disposed within each adsorb
The invention claimed is: 1. A method for the separation of a gas mixture comprising: (a) providing a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of adsorber vessels, each vessel having an inlet and an outlet; (b) providing a bed of particulate adsorbent material disposed within each adsorber vessel, wherein the adsorbent material is selective for the adsorption of one or more components in the gas mixture, and wherein each bed of adsorbent material is characterized by a bed depth and by an average particle diameter less than about 1.3 mm; and (c) initiating a feed step that comprises introducing the gas mixture into the inlet of the adsorber vessel, passing the gas mixture through the bed of particulate adsorbent material and adsorbing therein one or more components from the gas mixture, and withdrawing a product gas from the outlet of the adsorber vessel; continuing the feed step for a feed time period; and terminating the feed step; wherein the bed depth in feet times a dimensionless ratio of an empty bed residence time to the feed time period is less than about 4, wherein the gas mixture comprises hydrogen and one or more components selected from the group consisting of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrocarbons containing one to 12 carbon atoms, hydrogen sulfide, carbonyl sulfide, and water, and wherein the product gas is high-purity hydrogen containing at least 99 vol % hydrogen. 2. A method for the separation of a gas mixture comprising: (a) providing a pressure swing adsorption system having a plurality of adsorber vessels, each vessel having an inlet and an outlet; (b) providing a bed of particulate adsorbent material disposed within each adsorber vessel, wherein the adsorbent material is selective for the adsorption of one or more components in the gas mixture, and wherein each bed of adsorbent material is characterized by a bed depth and by an average particle diameter less than about 1.3 mm; and (c) initiating a feed step that comprises introducing the gas mixture into the inlet of the adsorber vessel, passing the gas mixture through the bed of particulate adsorbent material and adsorbing therein one or more components from the gas mixture, and withdrawing a product gas from the outlet of the adsorber vessel; continuing the feed step for a feed time period; and terminating the feed step; wherein the bed depth in feet times a dimensionless ratio of an empty bed residence time to the feed time period is less than about 4, wherein the particulate adsorbent material contains one or more adsorbents selected from the group consisting of activated carbon, chemically modified activated carbon, activated alumina, chemically modified activated alumina, silica gel, and zeolite, and wherein the bed of particulate adsorbent material comprises a layer of activated carbon and a layer of CaA zeolite with or without a binder. 3. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the feed time period is between about 10 and about 120 seconds. 4. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the bed depth is between about 3 feet and about 15 feet. 5. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the empty bed residence time is between about 10 seconds and about 30 seconds. 6. The method of claim 1 or 2 wherein the pressure swing adsorption system comprises at least 2 adsorber vessels. 7. The method of claim 6 wherein pressure swing adsorption system has five parallel adsorber vessels and each adsorber vessel is subjected in turn to the cyclic process steps comprising (1) introducing the gas mixture during the feed time period as a feed gas into the inlet of a first adsorber vessel, passing the gas mixture through the bed of particulate adsorbent material and adsorbing therein one or more components from the gas mixture, and withdrawing the product gas from the outlet of the adsorber vessel; (2) depressurizing the first adsorber vessel by withdrawing a first depressurization gas from the outlet thereof and introducing the first depressurization gas into the outlet of a second adsorber vessel that is being repressurized; (3) further depressurizing the first adsorber vessel by withdrawing a second depressurization gas from the outlet thereof and introducing the second depressurization gas into the outlet of a third adsorber vessel that is being repressurized; (4) further depressurizing the first adsorber vessel by withdrawing a third depressurization gas from the outlet thereof and introducing the third depressurization gas into the outlet of a fourth adsorber vessel that is being purged; (5) further depressurizing the first adsorber vessel by withdrawing a fourth depressurization gas from the outlet thereof and introducing the fourth depressurization gas into the outlet of the fourth adsorber vessel that is being repressurized; (6) further depressurizing the first adsorber vessel by withdrawing a waste gas from the inlet thereof; (7) purging the first adsorber vessel by introducing into the outlet thereof a third depressurization gas provided by the fifth adsorber vessel and withdrawing from the inlet of the first adsorber vessel a purge waste gas; (8) pressurizing the first adsorber vessel by introducing into the outlet thereof a fourth depressurization gas provided by the fifth adsorber vessel; (9) further pressurizing the first adsorber vessel by introducing into the outlet thereof a second depressurization gas provided by the second adsorber vessel; (10) further pressurizing the first adsorber vessel by introducing into the outlet thereof a first depressurization gas provided by the third adsorber vessel and introducing feed gas into the inlet of the first adsorber vessel; (11) further pressurizing the first adsorber vessel by introducing feed gas into the inlet thereof; and (12) repeating steps (1) through (11) in a cyclic manner. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the pressure of the feed gas is between about 15 and 800 psig.
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