Enrichment of CO from syngas with Cu(I)Y adsorbent by five-bed VPSA

doi:10.1007/s11705-013-1351-4

Front Chem Sci Eng

2013, Vol. 7

Issue (4) : 472-481 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-013-1351-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Enrichment of CO from syngas with Cu(I)Y adsorbent by five-bed VPSA

Shuna LI, Huawei YANG, Donghui ZHANG(

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Chemical Engineering Research Center, State key laboratory of chemical engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

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Abstract

Cu(I)Y adsorbent was prepared by reduction of Cu(II)Y which was prepared by ion exchange between the NaY zeolite and a solution of Cu(II) chloride. The dynamic adsorption capacity of Cu(I)Y for CO was calculated by adsorption breakthrough curve measured on a fixed bed at 30°C and 0.006 MPa (g) of CO partial pressure. The calculated CO adsorption capacity was 2.14 mmol/g, 37.5 times as much as that of NaY zeolite. The adsorption breakthrough curve experiment was also simulated with Aspen Adsorption software and the results were approximately consistent with experimental results. Then a five-bed VPSA process for separating CO from syngas on this adsorbent was dynamically simulated with Aspen Adsorption software with the adsorption pressure of 0.68 MPa (g) and the desorption pressure of -0.075 MPa (g). The results showed that CO was enriched from 32.3% to 95.16%–98.12%, and its recovery was 88.47%–99.44%.

Keywords Cu(I)Y adsorbent breakthrough curve desorption VPSA simulation

Corresponding Author(s): ZHANG Donghui,Email:donghuizhang@tju.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 December 2013

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Shuna LI,Huawei YANG,Donghui ZHANG. Enrichment of CO from syngas with Cu(I)Y adsorbent by five-bed VPSA[J]. Front Chem Sci Eng, 2013, 7(4): 472-481.

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Fig.1 The flow chart of five-column simulation

Tab.1 The sequence time of each step for five-bed

Fig.2 The first 240 s of the operation schedule of the five-bed PSA

Fig.3 The isotherms of components on Cu(I)Y adsorbent

Tab.2 Isotherm constants and the physical properties of components

Fig.4 The isotherms of CO at different temperatures on Cu(I)Y adsorbent

Tab.3 The parameters for adsorption bed and adsorbent

Tab.4 The adsorption capacity of adsorbents

Fig.5 The breakthrough curve of NaY, Cu(I)Y and simulation

Tab.5 The results of desorption at different vacuum temperature

Tab.6 The results of desorption at different purging temperature

Tab.7 The simulation results at different outlet flow rate of the waste gas

Tab.8 The simulation results at different flow rate of the replacement gas

Tab.9 The simulation results when waste gas flow rate is 3.4 m/h and replacement gas flow rate is 2.8 m/h

Fig.6 The profiles of pressure at the end of five beds in a cycle

Fig.7 Profiles of CO concentration of bed 1 in axial distribution in a cycle

Fig.8 Profiles of CO adsorption capacity of bed 1 in axial distribution in a cycle

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