ZHU Xianqiang, LIU Yingshu, YANG Xiong, et al. Effect of two-step pressurization with intermediate gas on rapid vacuum pressure swing adsorption process for oxygen generation[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, 67(10): 4264-4272.
ZHU Xianqiang, LIU Yingshu, YANG Xiong, et al. Effect of two-step pressurization with intermediate gas on rapid vacuum pressure swing adsorption process for oxygen generation[J]. CIESC Journal, 2016, 67(10): 4264-4272.DOI: 10.11949/j.issn.0438-1157.20160191.
An improved rapid vacuum pressure swing adsorption (RVPSA) process
namely
two-step pressurization with intermediate gas
was proposed to improve performance of miniature oxygen concentrators
which were based on rapid pressure swing adsorption (RPSA) technology. The experimental results on the new process show that pressurization with intermediate gas at the exhaust end could effectively improve oxygen purity and re-pressurization with intermediate gas at the feed end could improve recovery. The pressure and oxygen purity of intermediate gas at the exhaust end before pressurization as well as the bed pressure after re-pressurization of intermediate gas at the feed end were key parameters for improving oxygen purity and recovery of the production. At the adsorption pressure of 240 kPa and the desorption pressure of 60 kPa
the improved RVPSA process exhibited recovery of recycling oxygen up to 34.57% and the BSF at 61.18 kg·TPD-1 for producing a ton of oxygen per day.