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Main Authors: Myers, Timothy G., Calvo-Schwarzwalder, Marc, Font, Francesc, Valverde, Abel
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02939
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author Myers, Timothy G.
Calvo-Schwarzwalder, Marc
Font, Francesc
Valverde, Abel
author_facet Myers, Timothy G.
Calvo-Schwarzwalder, Marc
Font, Francesc
Valverde, Abel
contents A mathematical model is developed to describe column adsorption when the contaminant constitutes a significant amount of the fluid. This requires modelling the variation of pressure and velocity, in addition to the usual advection-diffusion-adsorption and kinetic equations describing concentration and adsorption rates. The model builds on previous work based on a linear kinetic equation, to include both physical and chemical adsorption. A semi-analytical solution is developed and validated against a numerical solution. The model is tested against experimental data for the adsorption of large quantities of CO$_2$ from a helium mixture, with a CO$_2$ volume fraction ranging from 14% to 69%, and a N$_2$ mixture with 16% to 33% CO$_2$ volume fraction. Our results show a significant improvement with respect to models for the removal of trace amounts of contaminant.
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spellingShingle Modelling large mass removal in adsorption columns
Myers, Timothy G.
Calvo-Schwarzwalder, Marc
Font, Francesc
Valverde, Abel
Fluid Dynamics
35Q35
A mathematical model is developed to describe column adsorption when the contaminant constitutes a significant amount of the fluid. This requires modelling the variation of pressure and velocity, in addition to the usual advection-diffusion-adsorption and kinetic equations describing concentration and adsorption rates. The model builds on previous work based on a linear kinetic equation, to include both physical and chemical adsorption. A semi-analytical solution is developed and validated against a numerical solution. The model is tested against experimental data for the adsorption of large quantities of CO$_2$ from a helium mixture, with a CO$_2$ volume fraction ranging from 14% to 69%, and a N$_2$ mixture with 16% to 33% CO$_2$ volume fraction. Our results show a significant improvement with respect to models for the removal of trace amounts of contaminant.
title Modelling large mass removal in adsorption columns
topic Fluid Dynamics
35Q35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02939