Patent ID: 6051051
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: B01J,Y10S

Abstract:
A pressure swing adsorption process for producing oxygen or nitrogen from air, said process comprising:a) passing the air to a zeolite bed containing molecular sieve zeolite granules characterised in that said granules consist essentially of a mixture of zeolites of Li zeolite A and Li zeolite X, said granules containing 10-35 wt-% of Li zeolite A and 65-90 wt-% of Li zeolite X wherein the Li zeolite A was obtained by the conversion of a silicate binder and withdrawing an O2-rich gas from a discharge zone;b) counter-currently depressurizing the zeolite bed;c) repressurizing the zeolite bed with air or a portion of the O2-rich gas; and,d) repeating steps a-c to provide a continuous process.