Open AccessAdvanced Sorbents as a Versatile Platform for Gas Separation
Author(s) -
N. C. Stephenson
Publication year - 2003
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/816336
Subject(s) - pressure swing adsorption , process engineering , air separation , adsorption , oxygen , nitrogen , industrial gas , waste management , environmental science , energy consumption , argon , gas separation , computer science , materials science , chemistry , engineering , mechanical engineering , gas turbines , organic chemistry , biochemistry , electrical engineering , membrane
The program objective was to develop materials and processes for industrial gas separations to reduce energy use and enable waste reduction. The approach chosen combined novel oxygen selective adsorbents and pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes. Preliminary materials development and process simulation results indicated that oxygen selective adsorbents could provide a versatile platform for industrial gas separations. If fully successful, this new technology offered the potential for reducing the cost of producing nitrogen/oxygen co-products, high purity nitrogen, argon, and possibly oxygen. The potential energy savings for the gas separations are appreciable, but the end users are the main beneficiaries. Lowering the cost of industrial gases expands their use in applications that can employ them for reducing energy consumption and emissions