Patent ID: 8444750

Claim:
A process for removing a first gas component selected from the group consisting of CO 2 , N 2 , and H 2 S from a gas mixture containing said first gas component and a second gas component, which process comprises: a) conducting said gas mixture to a swing adsorption gas separation unit wherein the gas separation unit contains at least one adsorbent contactor comprised of: i) a gas inlet end; and ii) a gas outlet end; wherein the gas inlet end and the gas outlet end are in fluid connection by a plurality of open flow channels wherein the surface of the open flow channels are comprised of an adsorbent material that has a selectivity for said first gas component over said second gas component of a gas mixture greater than 5, wherein the contactor has less than about 20% of its open pore volume in pores with diameters greater than about 20 angstroms and less than about 1 micron, and wherein at least a fraction of said first gas component is adsorbed into said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in a product stream depleted of said first gas component; b) collecting said the product stream; c) desorbing the adsorbed gas from said adsorbent material, thereby resulting in a waste gas stream rich in said first gas component; and d) collecting said waste gas stream.