Integrated adsorber head and valve design and swing adsorption methods related thereto

摘要

An adsorber with minimal dead volume especially suited to reverse-flow applications comprises: a) an adsorber body; b) a first head engaged with said adsorber body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the adsorber body. The adsorber is especially suited for use in a process for swing adsorption separation processes.

主权项

1. An adsorber comprising:
a) an adsorber body, wherein the adsorber is a temperature swing adsorption apparatus or pressure swing adsorption apparatus and an adsorber bed is disposed within the adsorber body; b) a first head engaged with said adsorber body; c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and d) a plurality of valves, wherein the plurality of valves comprise a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the adsorber body, wherein at least one of said plurality of valves is a poppet valve comprising a disk element connected to a valve stem element and wherein the distance during operation between a poppet valve disk element flat surface in the fully open position and an adsorber bed surface is between 5% and 200% of the disk element diameter.