Patent ID: 11896928
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A system for heat exchange during gas adsorption and desorption cycling, the system comprising:
a gas adsorption unit, the gas adsorption unit in fluid communication with a cooling loop adapted to cool adsorbent material of the gas adsorption unit during an adsorption cycle, and in fluid communication with a heating loop adapted to heat the adsorbent material of the gas adsorption unit during a desorption cycle, where the adsorbent material is selected from the group consisting of: activated carbon, zeolites, membranes, metal organic frameworks, and combinations of the same, wherein the cooling loop maintains the temperature of the adsorbent material between about 25° C. and about 45° C. and where the heating loop maintains the temperature of the adsorbent material between about 45° C. and about 55° C.;
a heat pump, wherein the heat pump is adapted to remove heat from the cooling loop and provide the removed heat to the heating loop;
a first insulated storage tank to store chilled working fluid for the cooling loop; and
a second insulated storage tank to store heated working fluid for the heating loop.