Rapid cycle adsorbent bed

A rapid cycle swing adsorption process, the process comprising:

• providing an adsorbent bed assembly comprising:
• a body, the body at least partially defining an interior cavity;
• a central support structure positioned within the interior cavity and coupled with the body;
• a plurality of anti-telescoping devices positioned about the central support structure, wherein at least one of the anti-telescoping devices is affixed to the central support structure;
• and adsorbent material positioned within the internal cavity;
• passing a gaseous feed stream containing at least a first component and a second component through an input of the adsorbent bed assembly;
• passing the gaseous feed stream through the adsorbent material, and selectively adsorbing the first component on the adsorbent material;
• and
• expelling a product stream, enriched in the second component and depleted in the first component, from the adsorbent bed assembly.

An adsorbent bed assembly for separation of gaseous mixtures, the assembly comprising:

• a body, the body at least partially defining an interior cavity, wherein the body includes:
• an outer shell;
• a first end engaged with the outer shell, including a first input/output in fluid communication with the interior cavity;
• a second end engaged with the outer shell, including a second input/output in fluid communication with the interior cavity;
• and
• a central support structure positioned within the interior cavity and coupled with the first and second ends and extending therebetween;
• a plurality of anti-telescoping devices positioned about the central support structure, wherein at least one of the anti-telescoping devices is affixed to the central support structure, wherein the anti-telescoping devices maintain pre-loading of modules of adsorbent material positioned within the internal cavity, and wherein the anti-telescoping devices are affixable to the central support structure at continuously variable positions along a longitudinal length of the central support structure.