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A process for separating carbon monoxide from a feed gas .[.comprising.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.CO.sub.2, CO and less adsorbable component than CO through PSA by using at least two adsorption columns in two stage adsorption operation which .[.comprises.]. .Iadd.includes .Iaddend.a first adsorption stage for removing CO.sub.2 from .[.said.]. .Iadd.the .Iaddend.feed gas and a second adsorption stage for separating CO from gaseous mixture withdrawn from the first adsorption stage: (1) the first adsorption stage comprising a pressure swing adsorption repeating adsorption and desorption, and (2) the second adsorption stage comprising: (i) pressurization by the first stage product gas, (ii) adsorption, (iii) depressurization, (iv) purge by product gas, (v) evacuation for recovering product gas, and (vi) pressurization by gas withdrawn in other column, periodically switching the flow between or among .[.said.]. .Iadd.the .Iaddend.columns so as to repeat the above steps in the columns, and a process for separating carbon monoxide from a feed gas .[.comprising.]. .Iadd.including .Iaddend.carbon monoxide and less adsorbable component than CO through pressure swing adsorption by using at least two adsorption columns containing an adsorbent exhibiting selective adsorb property to carbon monoxide which .[.comprises.]..Iadd.includes.Iaddend.: (i) pressurization by feed gas, (ii) adsorption, (iii) depressurization, (iv) purge by product gas, (v) evacuation for recovering product gas, and (vi) pressurization by gas withdrawn in other column, periodically switching the flow between or among .[.said.]. .Iadd.the .Iaddend.columns so as to repeat the above steps in the columns are disclosed.

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