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

Figure 8

Sensitivity analysis applied to the PSA process for the production of biohydrogen [72].

(a) Temperature: 298.15 K to 283.24 K; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 980 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(b) Temperature: 298.15 K to 313.05 K; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Pressure: 980 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(c) Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1 to 0.153 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K; Pressure: 980 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(d) Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1 to 0.170 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K; Pressure: 980 kPa; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(e) Pressure: 980 kPa to 931 kPa; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(f) Pressure: 980 kPa to 1029 kPa; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K; Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄

(g) Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂ and 0.03 CH₄ to 0.6555 (H₂), 0.2945 (CO₂), 0.03 (CH₄), and 0.02 CO; Pressure: 980 kPa; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K

(h) Molar fraction: 0.02 (CO), 0.26 (CO₂), 0.69 H₂, and 0.03 CH₄ to 0.7245 (H₂), 0.2255 (CO₂), 0.03 (CH₄), and 0.02 CO; Pressure: 980 kPa; Flow: 0.162 kmolh^-1; Temperature: 298.15 K