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

Table 24

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

FEED
Flow	0.0719	kmolh^-1
Methane	0.65	kmolkmol^-1
CO2	0.35	kmolkmol^-1
Temperature	298.15	T
Production pressure	1000	kPa
Purge pressure	100	kPa
SIZING
Bed height	1	m
Bed diameter	0.06	m
Zeolite 13X
Particle radius	0.00157	m
Bulk solid density	1160.0	Kg m^−3