Transformation of Al-CDC from 3D crystals to 2D nanosheets in macroporous polyacrylates with enhanced CH4/N2 separation efficiency and stability

W Feng, H Wu, J Jin, D Liu, H Meng, J Yun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of materials with high efficiency and long-life cycles for CH 4/N 2
separation is of importance for coal-bed methane purification. Herein, a composite was …

A numerical comparison of heavy‐purge and dual‐reflux strategies in pressure swing adsorption for methane enrichment

G Hu, Y Guo, J Luo, G Xiao, R Weh, KG Li, T Qi… - AIChE …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dual reflux pressure swing adsorption (DR‐PSA) has been regarded as a state‐of‐the‐art
adsorption‐based process which can simultaneously obtain two streams of pure product …

[HTML][HTML] Improving separation of CH4 and N2 by adsorption on zeolite Y Ion–Exchanged with ammonium Cations: An experimental and Grand–Canonical Monte Carlo …

ES Pouya, AH Farmahini, P Sadeghi, K Peikert… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The separation of methane (CH 4) from industrially–important nitrogen (N 2)-rich vent
streams such as those in liquefied natural gas processing plants is challenging. Pressure …

Separation of methane and nitrogen using ionic liquidic zeolites by pressure vacuum swing adsorption

G Hu, G Xiao, Y Guo, M Manning, L Chen, L Yu… - AIChE …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The separation of methane (CH4) and nitrogen (N2) is a significant challenge to the
enrichment and utilization of low concentration CH4 due to the similarity in the physical and …

Separation of He/N2/CH4 ternary mixtures by a triple‐reflux pressure swing adsorption process

Y Guo, V Jusko, G Xiao, J Hanekom, G Hu… - AIChE …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes can only produce one high purity
product in a single stage, whereas the state‐of‐art dual‐reflux PSA (DR‐PSA) can produce …

Pilot scale assessment of methane capture from low concentration sources to town gas specification by pressure vacuum swing adsorption (PVSA)

G Hu, Q Zhao, M Manning, L Chen, L Yu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) is the second largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions. The separation of CH 4 from nitrogen (N 2) is crucial for the capture of CH 4 from …

Site trials of methane capture from low-concentration coalbed methane drainage wells using a mobile skid-mounted vacuum pressure swing adsorption system

H Shang, H Bai, X Li, J Li, J Yang - Separation and Purification Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Coalbed methane (CBM) emissions account for a large part of methane (CH 4) emission in
the fossil energy area, and vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) is an effective …

Optimization of pressure‐vacuum swing adsorption processes for nitrogen rejection from natural gas streams using a nitrogen selective metal organic framework

NS Wilkins, KN Pai, A Rajendran - The Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A vanadium (II/III) metal–organic framework (MOF), V2Cl2. 8 (btdd), that is selective
to N2 over CH4 was recently discovered. Process optimizations were performed to …

Nitrogen replacement strategy to efficiently enhance methane recovery of the methane purification process using nitrogen equilibrium selective sorbent

H Shang, X Zhang, X Li, F Zhang, X Tang, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract MIL-100 (Cr) is a very promising sorbent based on an equilibrium effect for rejecting
nitrogen from substandard quality natural gas. In this work, methane purification from a 25 …

Helium recovery and purification by dual reflux pressure swing adsorption

R Weh, G Xiao, ES Pouya, EF May - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global demand for helium has risen over the past few decades driven by a vast range of
applications based on its unique properties. Helium is often produced industrially from the …