Oxygen selective desiccants
US5135548A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S95/903
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Composite oxygen selective desiccants comprising a carbon molecular sieve which is kinetically selective for the adsorption of oxygen over nitrogen and an agent for the sorption of water such as lithium chloride, lithium bromide, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, calcium nitrate, potassium fluoride, oxides of silicon, aluminum, calcium or barium are disclosed. Methods of making the components and their use in air separation are also set forth.
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