Staged blowdown of adsorbent bed

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8828118
APP PUB NO 20130042754A1
SERIAL NO

13695487

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A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system using two or more valves for controlling the flow of gases entering or exiting a bed of adsorbents is disclosed, where the two or more valves are opened sequentially (i.e., in at least two actions separated by a delay in time). The sequential opening of the valves may increase the degree to which adsorbed species are purged from the bed, and also facilitates more rapid execution of certain time steps of the PSA cycle, thus increasing adsorbent productivity The sequential opening of the valves may also allow for verification of valve operation by measuring either the absolute value, the slope (derivative) or the rate of change of derivative of the pressure, either in the adsorbent bed, in the downstream manifold, or in a volume of gas held in a buffer vessel.

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  • LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lomax, Franklin D Hector, US 14 65
Todd, Richard S Boonton, US 20 138
Zakrajsek, Brian A Bloomfield, US 1 7

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