Instructional

Adsorption and Applications

Adsorption operations exploit bound solids ability to preferentially concentrate specific substances from solutions (gaseous or liquid) onto their surfaces. Thus, by contacting fluids with such solids, the required objective of purification or...

Did You Know: Zeolite

The material referred to as molecular sieve is called Zeolite. Today zeolite is made synthetically but was originally described by the Greeks. Zeolite is Greek for “Boiling stone”. When the Greeks...

Regenerating Adsorbents

Regeneration Molecular Sieve, Activated Alumina, and Silica Gel can all be regenerated, meaning they can be treated to remove what has been adsorbed, so that the product can be used repeatedly....

Ethanol Producer Intro to Molecular Sieve Dehydration Units

Overview of Molecular Sieve for Ethanol Dehydration Units A quick look at what molecular sieve, why it's used, and how to avoid/identify issues during operation. Ethanol-Introduction-to-Molecular-Sieve-Dehydration-UnitsDownload

Optimizing Dehydration Units (Vapor Phase)

Tips on Operations, Efficiency, and Capacity for Molecular Sieve Units Operating in Vapor Phase Dehydration An overview of optimization principles to help get the best performance out of dehydration units.A written...

Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) Presentation 2016

2016 FEW Presentation Information as presented at the 2016 Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW). This presentation discusses the physical properties of molecular sieve and more. FEW 2016 Presentation FEW-2016smDownload

Petrochemicals, Ethane, & Ethylene: Partners in the Plastic Parade

Petrochemicals, Ethane, & Ethylene: Partners in the Plastic Parade Ethane is extracted from Natural Gas, comprising from 1-6% of its volume. The majority of the remainder is methane. Ethane is also...

Fracking Gas: The Role of Molecular Sieves

For humans, dehydration is a very bad thing, but for Natural Gas (methane), nothing could be better! Natural Gas cannot be overloaded with water vapor because that adds unnecessary weight (mass)...