Cyclic adsorption process

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B01D 53/04 (2006.01) B01D 53/26 (2006.01)

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CA 1171799

- 22 - ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A cyclic adsorption process is provided in which two zones are employed -- an adsorption zone and a heat storage zone. The adsorption zone consists of an adsorbent material and a heat capacity material in amounts sufficient to provide for the rate of progression of the thermal front through the adsorbent to be substantially equal to the rate of progression of the mass transfer front through the ad- sorbent when a fluid mixture containing a solute for remov- al by adsorption is passed through that zone. The heat storage zone consists of a heat capacity material. In operation, as an air drying process for space conditioning, for example (see figure 5) ambient air (101) is passed through the adsorption zone (2) and then through the heat storage zone (3). The moisture in the air is adsorbed by the absorbent and a portion of the sensible heat of the air stream and the heat of adsorption is stored in the adsorption zone (2) for at least a portion of the cycle and a portion of the heat is stored in the heat storage zone (3). Thus, the hot dry air leaving the adsorption zone has its temperature lowered in heat storage zone (3). The dry air (108) then is cooled further in an evaporative cooler (104). During regeneration of the adsorbent, a fluid regenerating stream such as warm moist air from conditioned space (106) is passed through the heat storage zone (3) where it is partially heated. At a point between the adsorption zone and the heat storage zone the regenerating fluid stream (112) is further heated, via an additional heat source (102), and passed through the adsorbent zone (2). The amount of additional heat is sufficient to effectively desorb the adsorbent.

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