Evaluation of Jordanian Natural Zeolite for Air Separation into Oxygen and Nitrogen

Asem Mohammad AL Jarrah

Abstract: A fixed bed adsorption apparatus was used to evaluate Jordanian natural zeolite for air separation into oxygen and nitrogen. The adsorption was tested at different pressures and sizes of zeolite. The results show that at a pressure of 7.9 atm Jordanian natural zeolite is comparable to commercial Zeolite 5A. Around 7.9 atm, the saturation capacity of zeolite was found to be 0.25g N2/g zeolite.

Keywords: Jordanian natural zeolite, Air Separation, Adsorption, Pressure Swing Adsorption