Pressure Swing Adsorption - Hardcover

Ruthven, Douglas M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471188182 ISBN 13: 9780471188186

Publisher: Wiley-VCH, 1993

Synopsis

Pressure Swing Adsorption is the first book that provides a coherent and concise summary of the underlying science and technology of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) processes at a level understandable to the practising engineer.

PSA has achieved widespread commercial acceptance as the technology of choice for hydrogen purification, air separation and small scale air driers. However, PSA has numerous other actual and potential uses such as the recovery of methane from landfill gas, the production of carbon dioxide and other large scale applications.

Since the design and optimization of a PSA process requires a somewhat mathematical model, two chapters of the book provide in-depth information on equilibrium theory and dynamic numerical simulation. However, this mathematical material will also help the general reader develop an understanding of the principles and strenghts and limitations of various approaches.

PSA engineers, chemical engineers, environmental chemists, academicians and managers who must make informed decisions about purchasing costly PSA systems will find Pressure Swing Adsorption of particular value.

About this title

About the Author

DOUGLAS M. RUTHVEN, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Maine. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, he is the author or coauthor of three books on adsorption and adsorption separation processes. S. Farooq is the author of Pressure Swing Adsorption, published by Wiley.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471188182
• ISBN 13: 9780471188186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 379