摘要:
The method for separating a fluid mixture comprising at least first and second fluid components comprises; admitting fluid mixture into an adsorptive separation system comprising at least one parallel passage adsorbent contactor structure (102), the contactor structure comprising a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages (110) oriented in a first axial direction between an inlet end (104) and an outlet end (106) thereof; and at least one axially continuous axially thermally conductive adsorbent material; admitting the fluid mixture into the inlet end (104) of the parallel passage adsorbent contactor structure to flow towards the outlet end (106) in the first axial direction; adsorbing at least a portion of the first fluid component on the adsorbent material; transferring heat from a heat of adsorption of the first fluid component on the adsorbent material along the contactor structure in a second axial direction towards the inlet end (104) and opposite to the first axial direction during the adsorbing; recovering a first product fluid depleted in first fluid component relative to thefluid mixture from the outlet end (106); desorbing at least a portion of the first fluid component from the adsorbent material by heating the latterl; transferring the heat of adsorption along at least a portion of the adsorbent material in either of the axial directions to provide at least a portion of the heat of desorption of the first fluid component during desorbing; and recovering a desorbed second product fluid enriched in the first fluid component from the inlet end (104) and/or the outlet end (106).