Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Performance Comparison of Different Separation Systems for H2 Recovery from Catalytic Reforming Unit Off-Gas Streams

CATEGORY: SEPARATION
Chemical Engineering & Technology, Volume 36, Issue 3, pages 519–527, March, 2013
Performance Comparison of Different Separation Systems for H2 Recovery from Catalytic Reforming Unit Off-Gas Streams
A. Mivechian*, M. Pakizeh
a.mivechian@yahoo.com
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Reports results of a study of the performance of pressure swing adsorption (PSA), membrane separation, and gas absorption systems for H2 recovery from refinery off-gas stream using simulation-based data. The PSA process was simulated using adsorbents of silica gel and activated carbon for removing heavy and light hydrocarbons.
Researchers studied the mole fraction profiles of all components and the relationship between hydrogen purity and recovery as a function of feed pressure.  They employed the solution-diffusion model to model and simulate a one-stage membrane process. The gas absorption process with a tower tray was simulated at sub-zero temperature and the correlation between hydrogen purity and recovery as a function of tower pressure and temperature was evaluated at different solvent flow rates.
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