Review Article

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

Table 21

Works reported on the different configurations of PSA processes for purification of biomethane.

ReferenceExperimental/simulatedPSA cyclesPressure swing (kPa)Bed regeneration time (min)Steam feed composition (% molar fraction of CH4)

[105]Experimental2 bed600-800 to 30-153.33-11.6650-75
6 steps
[102]Simulated2 beds6504.1666755
6 steps
[103]Simulated1-2 beds347-3502.3-2.55 min64
3-6 steps
[101]Experimental2 beds4001.8166755
4 steps
[100]Simulated3 beds10060
10 steps