Patent ID: 9579628
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B01D,B01J

Claim:
1. An adsorption vessel comprising: a packed bed region of adsorbent particles contiguously arranged, comprising a plurality of perforated adsorbent particles, wherein each perforated adsorbent particle comprises an adsorbent material capable of preferentially adsorbing at least one more strongly adsorbable gaseous component in a mixture comprising at least two gaseous components comprising the at least one more strongly adsorbable component and at least one less strongly adsorbable component, wherein the adsorbent material is a material selected from the group consisting of activated alumina, activated carbon, zeolites, mesopore-structured materials, carbon molecular sieve, metal-organic framework materials, silica gel, and combinations thereof; wherein each perforated adsorbent particle defines a respective plurality of channels numbering at least 10, the respective plurality of channels extending through each perforated adsorbent particle in a lengthwise direction from a first end to a second end, and wherein each channel of the plurality of channels has an equivalent diameter, d, ranging from 0.05 mm to 1.5 mm, where where A is the cross-sectional area normal to the lengthwise direction for each respective channel.