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Separation by fixed-bed adsorption of hexane isomers in zeolite BETA pellets

dc.contributor.authorBárcia, Patrick da Silva
dc.contributor.authorSilva, José A.C.
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Alírio
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-08T11:30:36Z
dc.date.available2011-02-08T11:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractAn experimental study of single and binary fixed-bed adsorptions of hexane isomers n-hexane (nHEX), 3-methylpentane (3MP), 2,3-dimethylbutane (23DMB) and 2,2-dimethylbutane (22DMB) was performed in commercial pellets of zeolite BETA, covering the temperature range between 423 and 523 K and partial pressures up to 0.3 bar. The effect of partial pressure and temperature on the shape of the breakthrough curves was addressed. From these data, single and binary adsorption equilibrium isotherms were collected. On the basis of the analysis of sorption events at the molecular level, two different models were used to interpret, with good accuracy, the equilibrium data: dual-site Langmuir (DSL) for nHEX and 3MP and multisite Langmuir (MSL) for 23DMB and 22DMB. Thereafter, a dynamic adsorption model was developed and tested, predicting with good accuracy the behavior of the fixed-bed experiments. At the partial pressures studied, it was found that the affinity of the isomers to the zeolite is nHEX > 3MP > 23DMB > 22DMB. The selectivity between the isomers is higher at low partial pressures, decreasing as the amount adsorbed increases. The Ideal Adsorbed Solution Theory using the DSL model to describe the pure component equilibrium of nHEX and 3MP and the MSL model for the dibranched isomers 22DMB and 23DMB gives a good prediction of the mixture adsorption data.por
dc.identifier.citationBarcia, Patrick; Silva, Jose A. C.; Rodrigues, Alirio (2006). Separation by fixed-bed adsorption of hexane isomers in zeolite BETA pellets. INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH. ISSN: 0888-5885. Vol. 45 Issue: 12 p.4316- 4328por
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/ie0513954
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/3307
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherAMER CHEMICAL SOC.por
dc.subjectAdsorptionpor
dc.titleSeparation by fixed-bed adsorption of hexane isomers in zeolite BETA pelletspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceWashington, USA.por
oaire.citation.titleIndustrial and Engineering Chemistry Researchpor
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameJosé A.C.
person.identifier.ciencia-idC11B-F5CF-7C78
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1778-3833
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7403023684
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