US 2026/0084092 A1 · SPLIT BED PACKED COLUMN FOR PROCESSING GAS AND METHOD THEREOF

Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to processing of gas using packed bed column, and more particularly, a split bed packed column for processing gas. In current packed bed column configurations high pressure drop in packed column leads to increased energy consumption and puts a restriction on using high feed velocities, resulting in high cycle time. This results in increased requirement of adsorbent for processing of gas which thereby increases the operational expenses. The disclosed configuration includes multiple beds inside the same column differentiated by partitions instead of a single long bed inside the column. This configuration enables decreasing the pressure drop along the length, resulting in decreased energy consumption for the same cycle time, without compromising on other process key performance indicators. The disclosed configuration is used for gas separation via adsorption, thermal energy storage applications and so on.

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Dependent claims

A split bed packed column with multiple beds for processing a gaseous stream comprising:

a packed bed column, wherein the packed bed column is split into a plurality of bed comprising a packing material;
one or more partitions used to split the packed bed column into the plurality of beds;
zero or more feed lines connected to the plurality of beds for feeding the gaseous stream to the plurality of beds;
zero or more product lines connected to the plurality of beds for letting out processed gas from the plurality of beds;
and
a plurality of valves attached to the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines, wherein each bed amongst the plurality of beds is connected to at least one feed line or one product line,
wherein each partition amongst the one or more partitions is one of (i) a physical controllable partition, or (ii) a geometry-induced partition,
wherein the plurality of valves is used for entry and exit of the gaseous stream to the plurality of beds via the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines, and
wherein the plurality of valves attached to the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines facilitate independent control of each bed.

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A process for processing a gaseous stream using a packed column with multiple beds, comprising,

feeding, via a plurality of valves, the gaseous stream from a source to the packed column;
processing, the gaseous stream by a plurality of beds comprised in the packed column to obtain a processed gas, wherein the gaseous stream traverses through the packing material comprised in each bed of the plurality of beds;
wherein the packed column comprising:
a packed bed column, wherein the packed bed column is split into the plurality of beds comprising a packing material,
one or more partitions used to split the packed bed column into the plurality of beds,
zero or more feed lines connected to the plurality of beds for feeding the gas to the plurality of beds,
zero or more product lines connected to the plurality of beds for letting out processed gas from the plurality of beds, and
a plurality of valves attached to the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines, wherein each bed amongst the plurality of beds is connected to at least one feed line or product line,
wherein each partition amongst the one or more partitions is one of (i) a physical controllable partition, or (ii) a geometry-induced partition,
wherein the plurality of valves is used for entry and exit of the gaseous stream to the plurality of beds via the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines, and
wherein the plurality of valves attached to the zero or more feed lines and the zero or more product lines facilitates independent control of each bed.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Split bed packed column for processing gas and method thereof

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Split bed packed column for processing gas and method thereof

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Abstract

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