Breakthrough Curves of Methane at High Pressures for H2 Purification Processes

Authors: M. Bastos-Neto, A. Moeller, J. Böhm, R. Gläser, R. Staudt
Journal: Chemie Ingenieur Technik, 2011, 83, No. 1–2, 183–190, DOI: 10.1002/cite.201000155

Abstract:
This work provides a series of methane adsorption isotherms and breakthrough curves on one 5A zeolite and one activated carbon. Breakthrough curves of CH4 were obtained from dynamic column measurements at different temperature and pressure conditions for concentrations of 4.4 – 17.3 mol.-% in H2/CH4 mixtures. A simple model was developed to simulate the curves using measured and calculated data inputs. The results show that the model predictions agree very well with the experiments.