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

Table 18

Start-up parameters of the PSA process for the purification and production of medical oxygen.

FEED
Flow	0.894	kmolh^-1
Nitrogen	0.78	kmolkmol^-1
Oxygen	0.22	kmolkmol^-1
Temperature	296.15	K
Production pressure	150	kPa
Purge pressure	20	kPa
SIZING
Bed height	1.8	m
Bed diameter	0.11	m
NaX zeolite
Particle radius	0.000985	m
Bulk solid density	911.72	Kg m^−3