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Large capacity vacuum pressure swing adsorption process and system

US5656068A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 29, 1996
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 29, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2259/404
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Large vacuum pressure swing adsorption-oxygen plants are employed with four adsorption vessels, two air compressors, two vacuum pumps and an oxygen surge tank, operated on a (two) two-bed processing system basis. One two-bed system is offset from the other by one half of one half processing cycle. Reduced power and capital cost savings are achieved.

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