Modified carbon molecular sieves for gas separation
US5098880A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2210/0082
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is provided for making a modified carbon molecular sieve which is suitable for separating gases having different adsorption rates on the sieve. The process involves modifying a starting sieve support having a majority of micropores with an effective pore size of about 4.5 to 8 angstroms, with a two-step process in which the sieve is contacted with two different volatile carbon-containing organic compounds, preferably hydrocarbons, which have different molecular dimensions. The compound used in the first step is larger than that in the second step, so that the pore openings of the micropores of the support are narrowed successively in two distinct steps without filling the micropores themselves. The invention also discloses an improved carbon molecular sieve and the separation of gases, such as oxygen from nitrogen, by the use of this improved adsorbent.
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