Tuesday, 1 November 2005 - 8:05 AM
150a
Propylene Separation from C3 Fractionator Feed Gas by Pressure Swing Adsorption
Jong-Nam Kim1, Chang Hyun Ko
1, Jong-Ho Park
1, Sang-Sup Han
1, Soon-Haeng Cho
1, and Seong Jun Lee
2. (1) Separation Process Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, 71-2 Jang-dong Yusong-ku, Daejon, South Korea, (2) Chemical Process Technology Team, SK Corporation, 140-1, Wonchondong, Yusunggu, Daejeon, South Korea
Propylene is one of basic feed-stocks and is used in huge quantities in petrochemical industry. The separation of propylene-propane mixtures have been performed by a highly energy-intensive distillation process at 40 oC and 240 psig in a column of 220 trays because of the close relative volatility of the components. A number of alternative methods have been investigated for olefin/paraffin separation and adsorptive separation appears to be a promising option. In this work, the separation of propylene-propane mixtures was performed by pressure swing adsorption using a g-complexation sorbent (AgNO3/aluminosilica). Adsorption isotherms and uptake curves of C3H6 and C3H8 were measured on the AgNO3/aluminosilica. A three-bed and six-step PSA cycle was used for propylene separation from C3 fractionator feed gas in naphtha cracking center. The PSA unit was operated in the pressure range of 35 mmHg ~ 980 mmHg and the performance was examined with the adsorber temperature range of 25 oC ~ 80 oC. The best PSA performance was shown at the adsorber temperature of 70 oC. In this case, propylene product purity of 99.5% was obtained with the recovery of 96% and the productivity of 3.56 gmol/(kg.h).
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