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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2008
Bruce T. Kelley, Kingwood, TX (US);
Paul S. Northrop, Spring, TX (US);
Ronald R. Chance, Annandale, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
Edward W. Corcoran, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Eugene R. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
Bruce T. Kelley, Kingwood, TX (US);
Paul S. Northrop, Spring, TX (US);
Ronald R. Chance, Annandale, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
Edward W. Corcoran, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Eugene R. Thomas, Houston, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
A process for the separation of one or more heavy hydrocarbon gases from a gas mixture containing heavy hydrocarbon gas components and methane. The process is conducted in swing adsorption apparatus containing adsorbent contactor having a plurality of flow channels and wherein 20 volume percent or less of the open pore volume of the contactors, is in the mesopore and macropore range.