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

Figure 14

Sensitivity analysis applied to the PSA process for the production of biomethane.

(a) Temperature: 303.15 K to 287.99 K; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 400 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(b) Temperature: 303.15 K to 318.30 K; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 400 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(c) Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1 to 0.0683 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K; Pressure: 400 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(d) Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1 to 0.0755 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K; Pressure: 400 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(e) Pressure: 400 kPa to 380 kPa; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(f) Pressure: 400 kPa to 420 kPa; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂)

(g) Molar fraction: 0.65 (CO₂) and 0.35 (CO₂) to 0.6175 (CH₄) and 0.3825 (CO₂); Pressure: 400 kPa; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K

(h) Molar fraction: 0.65 (CH₄) and 0.35 (CO₂) to 0.6825 (CH₄) and 0.175 (CO₂); Pressure: 400 kPa; Flow: 0.0719 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 303.15 K