(341f) Developing Adsorption Fundamentals for Gas Separation Processes

Rapid cycle swing adsorption processes are an attractive method to selectively separate large volumes of gases. It continuously attracts broad interests to develop separation applications meeting desires for low energy, low capex, and low carbon emission processes. The design and performance of these adsorption processes are highly dependent upon the interplay between adsorbent material compositions, synthesis, and transport fundamentals which include multicomponent adsorption equilibria and mass transfer kinetics. Therefore, developing fundamental understanding provides basis for adsorption processes optimization and intensification. Illustrative examples of both experimental and theoretical capabilities we have developed to obtain this type of transport information will be presented.