Patent ID: 8545604
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A cyclic adsorption-based gas separation process for removing at least one absorbable gas component from a multi-component feed gas comprising passing the feed gas into an adsorbent bed structure comprising: a) a plurality of connected modular adsorbent bed units, each modular adsorbent bed unit receiving the feed gas from a common feed manifold and having an inlet channel for distributing the feed gas to the adsorbent bed units, b) an interior space for receiving the feed gas and moving the feed gas through the adsorbent material confined within the space of the adsorbent bed units, and c) an outlet channel for receiving and removing a product gas to a common product gas manifold, wherein as the feed gas is passed through the inlet channel, the at least one absorbable gas component of the feed gas is preferentially adsorbed by the adsorbent material, and a component depleted product gas exits modular adsorbent bed through the outlet channel and wherein the adsorbent material is densely packed having a bed voidage of less than 40%.