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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohammad Ali Kalbassi, Walton on Thames, GB;
Nasim Hassan Malik, London, GB;
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/304 ; B01D 5/326 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/304 ; B01D 5/326 ;
Abstract
A method of operating a thermal swing adsorption process by determining a parameter relating to the water content of a feed gas, selecting process conditions for regeneration of the adsorbent in the thermal swing adsorption process based on the parameter and modifying the regeneration process conditions to accord with the selected process conditions for regeneration is disclosed. Apparatus for effecting this adsorption method and apparatus in which regeneration conditions are modified based on the actual ambient water content of the feed gas are also disclosed.