Absolute Molecular Sieve Separation of Ethylene/Ethane Mixtures with Silver Zeolite A

Sonia Aguado (1) , Gérard Bergeret (2) , Cécile Daniel , David Farrusseng

1 INGENIERIE - INGENIERIE
2 MATERIAUX - MATERIAUX

Absolute ethylene/ethane separation is achieved by ethane exclusion on silver-exchanged zeolite A adsorbent. This molecular sieving type separation is attributed to the pore size of the adsorbent, which falls between ethylene and ethane kinetic diameters.

Domaines: Catalyse; Environnement et Société

Sonia Aguado, Gérard Bergeret, Cécile Daniel, David Farrusseng. Absolute Molecular Sieve Separation of Ethylene/Ethane Mixtures with Silver Zeolite A. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2012, 134, pp.14635-14637. ⟨10.1021/ja305663k⟩. ⟨hal-00752590⟩