Temperature-swing adsoroption process

A temperature swing adsorption process for removing a target component from a gaseous mixture containing water and at least one side component besides the target component, said temperature swing process comprising:

• (a) at least one adsorption step, comprising adsorption of target component over a solid adsorbent, providing a target component-loaded adsorbent and at least one waste stream depleted of the target component;
• (b) a desorption step, comprising heating of said target component-loaded adsorbent to a desorption temperature and desorption of an amount of target component, providing an at least partially regenerated adsorbent and a first output stream containing the desorbed target component;
• (c) a conditioning step, comprising cooling of said at least partially regenerated adsorbent to a conditioning temperature;
• (d) at least one target component-releasing step bringing the solid adsorbent to a temperature lower than said desorption temperature and providing at least one second output stream containing an amount of the target component and containing water;
• (e) separating water from said second output stream(s), producing at least one water-depleted stream;
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• (f) subjecting said water-depleted stream(s) to said adsorption step or to at least one of said adsorption steps;
• wherein said at least one target component-releasing step is performed before or after said desorption step (b);
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• wherein said step (e) comprises cooling of said second output stream(s) to condense at least a portion of the water contained therein and also comprises separation of the condensed water, obtaining said water-depleted stream(s).