1. Preliminary Design of a Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for Natural Gas Upgrading Based on Amino-Functionalized MIL-53.
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Wezendonk, Tim A., Bach-Samario, Carlos, Sundar, Nishanth, Verouden, Karlijn, Zweemer, Matthijs, Gascon, Jorge, Kapteijn, Freek, Serra-Crespo, Pablo, and Berg, Henk van den
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PRESSURE swing adsorption process ,VACUUM technology ,NATURAL gas ,METAL-organic frameworks ,DESORPTION - Abstract
A preliminary study based on a conceptual process design methodology that includes a technical evaluation and an economic study has been carried out for the use of the metal-organic framework NH
2 -MIL-53(Al) as adsorbent for the separation of carbon dioxide from methane. Among the alternatives considered, a vacuum pressure swing adsorption was chosen in the detailed design phase. The combination of a design with columns in parallel and the possibility of recirculating some of the streams ensures a high degree of separation and a final product with high quality without compromising the operation costs. A comparison with the state-of-the-art technology, amine scrubbing, and with a process based on membranes demonstrates that the proposed process is competitive as a result of its low operation costs and the energy demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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