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Integrated adsorber head and valve design and swing adsorption methods related thereto

  • US 9,067,168 B2
  • Filed: 05/06/2011
  • Issued: 06/30/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An adsorber comprising:

  • a) an adsorber body, wherein the adsorber is a temperature swing adsorption apparatus or pressure swing adsorption apparatus and an adsorber bed is disposed within the adsorber body;

    b) a first head engaged with said adsorber body;

    c) a first conduit extending from outside said head to at least partially through said head; and

    d) a plurality of valves, wherein the plurality of valves comprise a first valve in flow communication with said first conduit controlling fluid flow along a flow path extending from the first valve and through the adsorber body, wherein at least one of said plurality of valves is a poppet valve comprising a disk element connected to a valve stem element and wherein the distance during operation between a poppet valve disk element flat surface in the fully open position and an adsorber bed surface is between 5% and 200% of the disk element diameter.

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