SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND ADSORBENT STRUCTURES FOR KINETIC SEPARATION Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC B01D53/02 B01J20/18 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for gas separation by absorption at variable pressure or by other kinetic adsorption processes. Multi-layer adsorption structure 10 comprises sheets 11 with adsorbent X-thickness layers 13 and contact flow channels 12 with height h. Said adsorbent layers 13 consist of adsorbent particles of radius r_c. Adsorbent material defines ideal kinetic selectivity S₀ between first, more fast adsorbing, gas component and second, less fast adsorbing, gas component. Adsorbent layer thickness X and adsorbent particle radius r_c are selected to maximise efficient kinetic selectivity S of adsorbent structure 10 relative to ideal kinetic selectivity S₀.

EFFECT: intensified kinetic adsorption processes, higher cyclic frequencies and gas flow rates in adsorbent layers.

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