UOP MOLSIV™ PSAO2 XP

ADSORBENT
Adsorbents

UOP MOLSIV™ PSAO2 XP adsorbent is UOP’s

next generation molecular sieve specifically
designed for use in industrial oxygen generators
that employ a pressure swing adsorption (PSA)
cycle for high purity (90-95%) oxygen.
APPLICATION
PSAO2 XP adsorbent is ideally suited for both drop-in / recharge use in existing oxygen
generators designed around UOP PSAO2 HP adsorbent and new optimized designs PERFORMANCE
around PSAO2 XP adsorbent
PSAO2 XP adsorbent superior performance
• Recharge / drop-in benefits: is directlyrelated to its enhanced N2/O2
selectivity relative to PSAO2 HP adsorbent.
- 10-20% increased oxygen output at the sameoxygen purity
The reduction in oxygen adsorption, as seen
- Increased oxygen purity (up to 95%)
in the attached isotherm graph, provides
- Reduced energy use per volume of oxygen greater oxygen recovery. The similar PSA02
- Increased cyclic nitrogen capacity will provide oxygen output/purity stability during XP adsorbent and PSA02 HP adsorbent
process variability (higher temperatures, humidity, etc) isotherm shapes (as seen below) show that
• PSAO2 XP molecular sieve designed generators: the PSA02 XP molecular sieve performance
improvement can be achieved without a
- Smaller and lighter with the same oxygen output as a larger PSAO2 HP molecular change to the PSA cycle.
sieve design
Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotherms at 20°C
- Reduced energy, air flow and sieve usage per volume of oxygen produced
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TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (NOMINAL) PSAO2 XP
PSAO2 HP
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Loading (Wt%, g/100g ads)

Nitrogen

8X12 MESH 10X20 BEAD 4

(2MM) (1.4MM) 3
Density (lbs/ft3) 41 42 Oxygen
2
Water residual as 0.5 0.5
1
shipped (Wt%)
0
0 2000 4000 6000 8000
SHIPPING INFORMATION Pressure (torr)

PSA02 XP adsorbent is available in steel drums.

EXPERIENCE SAFETY AND HANDLING

See the UOP brochure entitled “Precautions
UOP is the world’s leading supplier of activated alumina adsorbents. The original
and Safe Practices for Handling Molecular
series was commercialized in and has successfully operated under a variety of
Sieves in Process Units” or contact your
process conditions
UOP representative.

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