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Thermal Swing Adsorption: Regeneration, Cyclic Behavior, and Optimization

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Adsorption: Science and Technology

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Adsorption processes are generally operated in a cyclic manner. Broad classes of cycles are named after the regeneration method. Thermal swing adsorption is based on regeneration by raising the temperature of the adsorbent and purging. Pressure swing adsorption involves regeneration by reducing the total pressure in the bed and usually purging. Pressure-swing adsorption is favored for adsorbates of fairly high volatility, while thermal-swing adsorption is best for adsorbates of moderate volatility. For adsorbates of very low volatility, the adsorbent is replaced rather than regenerated in place, with spent adsorbent possibly reactivated in a furnace.

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    M. Douglas LeVan

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    M. Douglas LeVan

  3. Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique - CNRS, ENSIC, Nancy, France

    Daniel Tondeur

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LeVan, M.D. (1989). Thermal Swing Adsorption: Regeneration, Cyclic Behavior, and Optimization. In: Rodrigues, A.E., LeVan, M.D., Tondeur, D. (eds) Adsorption: Science and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 158. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2263-1_18

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