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

Figure 5

Sensitivity analysis applied to the PSA process for the production of bioethanol [41].

(a) Temperature: 440 K to 418 K; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 379 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(b) Temperature: 440 K to 462 K; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 379 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(c) Flow: 512 kmolh^-1 to 486 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K; Pressure: 379 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(d) Flow: 512 kmolh^-1 to 537 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K; Pressure: 379 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(e) Pressure: 379 kPa to 360 kPa; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(f) Pressure: 379 kPa to 398 kPa; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K; Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol)

(g) Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol) to 0.2229 (water) and 0.7771 (ethanol), Pressure: 379 kPa; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K

(h) Molar fraction: 0.182 (water) and 0.818 (ethanol) to 0.1411 (water) and 0.8589 (ethanol), Pressure: 379 kPa; Flow: 512 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 440 K