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Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001

Filed:

Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:

Serge Moreau, Velizy-Villacoublay, FR;

Jacques Labasque, Versailles, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ; B01D 5/3047 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 ; B01D 5/3047 ;
Abstract

Aggregated absorbent particles having a shape similar to an ellipsoid, which has a first axis (A&mdash;A) of length (a), a second axis (B&mdash;B) of length (b) and a third axis (C&mdash;C) of length (c), the first, second and third axes being orthogonal. The lengths of the first, second and third axes are such that: a>b&gE;c, and the ratio (a/b) of the length (a) of the first axis (A&mdash;A) to the length (b) of the second axis (B&mdash;B) is such that: 1.05<a/b<2.50. These aggregated absorbent particles are used in a gas production unit, in particular a PSA unit with radial geometry, for implementing a process of separating a gas flow, such as air or a syngas, with a view to producing, in particular, oxygen with a purity of at least 90%, hydrogen or purified air which can subsequently be separated by cryogenic distillation.


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