US5256173A
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Process for removing light alcohols from gas streams
Assignee: Honeywell UOP LLC
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Filing: 1993-03-19
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Granted: 1993-10-26
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Expires: 2013-03-19
Abstract
Abstract The light alcohol component of exhaust gases from such commercial operations as paint spraying booths and printing presses is found to be selectively adsorbed, even under high relative humidity conditions, to a surprisingly high degree using bonded high-silica zeolite agglomerates which have been calcined only once to remove the organic templating agent present in the as-synthesized form of the zeolite. Under certain conditions of alcohol concentration and relative humidity, the capacity of the once-calcined zeolite for alcohol adsorption is nearly twice as great as the same zeolite which has been calcined more than once at temperatures high enough to decompose and remove the organic moieties.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry Rastelli
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 10:45
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C29/00; C07C29/74; C07C29/76; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
In the process for selectively adsorbing light aliphatic alcohol from a gas stream by passage at a temperature of from 10° C. to 70° C. through a fixed adsorption bed containing a high-silica microporous synthetic zeolitic molecular sieve substantially free of organic moieties initially present as a consequence of its hydrothermal synthesis, said gas stream containing from about 1 to 10,000 ppm (wt.) of said light aliphatic alcohol and a relative humidity of at least 10 percent at the adsorption temperature, the improvement which comprises employing as the adsorbent a bonded agglomerate of said molecular sieve prepared by calcining at a temperature of from 400° C. to 700° C. a green form of said agglomerate comprising water, an inorganic oxide matrix and said molecular sieve in its as-synthesized form for a sufficient time to set the binder and activate the molecular sieve.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
In the process for selectively adsorbing light aliphatic alcohol from a gas stream by passage at a temperature of from 10° C. to 70° C. through a fixed adsorption bed containing a high-silica microporous synthetic zeolitic molecular sieve substantially free of organic moieties initially present as a consequence of its hydrothermal synthesis, said gas stream containing from about 1 to 10,000 ppm (wt.) of said light aliphatic alcohol and a relative humidity of at least 10 percent at the adsorption temperature, the improvement which comprises employing as the adsorbent a bonded agglomerate of said molecular sieve prepared by calcining at a temperature of from 400° C. to 700° C. a green form of said agglomerate comprising water, an inorganic oxide matrix and said molecular sieve in its as-synthesized form for a sufficient time to set the binder and activate the molecular sieve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
Process according to claim 1 wherein the gas stream being treated contains from about 10 to about 1000 ppm (wt.) of light aliphatic alcohol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
Process according to claim 2 wherein the gas stream comprises air, light aliphatic alcohol and water vapor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Process according to claim 1 wherein the microporous zeolitic molecular sieve has a water adsorption capacity at 25° C. and 4.6 torr water vapor pressure of less than about 6 weight percent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
Process according to claim 4 wherein the molecular sieve has the crystal structure of silicalite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
Process according to claim 3 wherein the light aliphatic alcohol comprises ethanol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
Process according to claim 3 wherein the light aliphatic alcohol comprises methanol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
Process according to claim 3 wherein the light aliphatic alcohol comprises propanol.
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