Review of the Pressure Swing Adsorption Process for the Production of Biofuels and Medical Oxygen: Separation and Purification Technology

Figure 11

Sensitivity analysis applied to the PSA process for the production of medical oxygen.

(a) Temperature: 296.15 K to 281.34 K; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 150 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(b) Temperature: 296.15 K to 310.95 K; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 150 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(c) Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1 to 0.849647016 kmolh^-1 Temperature: 296.15 K; Pressure: 150 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(d) Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1 to 0.939083544 kmolh^-1 Temperature: 296.15 K; Pressure: 150 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(e) Pressure: 150 kPa to 142.5 kPa; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 296.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(f) Pressure: 150 kPa to 157.5 kPa; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 296.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂)

(g) Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂). to 0.741 (N₂) and 0.259 (O₂); Pressure: 150 kPa to 157.5 kPa; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 296.15 K

(h) Molar fraction: 0.78 (N₂) and 0.22 (O₂). to 0.819 (N₂) and 0.181 (O₂); Pressure: 150 kPa to 157.5 kPa; Flow: 0.89436528 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 296.15 K