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Capture of low grade methane from nitrogen gas using dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption

Capture of low grade methane from nitrogen gas using dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption
Abstract We report a dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption (DR-PSA) apparatus and cycle configuration to recover an enriched methane product from mixtures of methane and nitrogen containing between (2.4 and 49.6) mol% methane. This range of feed gas compositions is representative of some significant greenhouse gas emissions streams containing methane, including vent streams from liquefied natural gas production facilities and ventilation air from coal mining operations. The DR-PSA apparatus was demonstrated with activated carbon Norit RB3 as the adsorbent, operating with a low pressure step of 1.4 bar and a high pressure step of 5 bar. The effect of light reflux flowrate and heavy product draw on methane recovery and nitrogen vent purity were investigated. The DR-PSA experiment with 2.4 mol% methane in the feed produced a methane product containing 35.7 mol% methane, which is approximately a 15 times enrichment, and a clean nitrogen vent containing just 3000 ppmv methane. In another experiment an enrichment ratio of 21 was achieved for a feed containing 2.4 mol% CH 4 , which is significantly higher than the pressure ratio of 3.6 considered to be the theoretical enrichment limit of conventional PSA cycles. The capture of dilute methane with this DR-PSA process is energetically self-sustainable.
- University of Queensland Australia
- Chevron (Netherlands) Netherlands
- Chevron (Netherlands) Netherlands
- University of Queensland Australia
- University of Western Australia Australia
1500 Chemical Engineering, Methane Emission, Nitrogen methane separation, 1600 Chemistry, Greenhouse gas, 2304 Environmental Chemistry, Dual reflux pressure swing adsorption, Gas purification, 2209 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
1500 Chemical Engineering, Methane Emission, Nitrogen methane separation, 1600 Chemistry, Greenhouse gas, 2304 Environmental Chemistry, Dual reflux pressure swing adsorption, Gas purification, 2209 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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