Nitrogen adsorption process
US4544378A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S95/902
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for adsorption of nitrogen from nitrogen-containing gases using faujasite-containing compositions in which the original hydrogen or monovalent forms are ion exchanged to their polyvalent form and then dehydrated in such a manner as to result in a preponderence of its polyvalent ions in a dehydrated/dehydroxylated state while maintaining substantially the same zeolite content. The resulting compositions, whose cations contained in the faujasitic portion are substantially in their dehydrated/dehydroxylated state, have been found to have surprisingly high selectivities and capacities for the separation of air into nitrogen and oxygen.
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