Absorption vs. Adsorption in Nitrogen Generators

Absorption is the process in which a substance in one state is incorporated into another in a different state. Adsorption is the process of atoms, ions, or molecules adhering to the surface of the adsorbent. When absorption occurs, the molecules dissolve or diffuse into the absorbent and form a single solution with molecules that cannot be separated out from the absorbent. During adsorption, the molecules remain on the surface of the adsorbent and can therefore easily be separated out and removed. When both take place at the same time it is called Sorption.
 

Peak Gas Generation's i-Flow Nitrogen Generator uses Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) technology to separate compressed air. Compressed, high quality air is put into the column where oxygen and other gases are adsorbed by the Carbon Molecular Sieve material while nitrogen is allowed to pass through to the application.

Utilizing the latest gas generation technologies, i-Flow is the best in its class of PSA based nitrogen gas generators. It is a highly cost effective, efficient & reliable solution for supplying nitrogen gas to a broad range of manufacturing and processing applications, such as blanketing, drying, food processing, and many more.

A single i-Flow generator can produce over 4000 liters per minute (7,212 SCFH) of clean, dry nitrogen gas, at purities ranging from 5% to 99.9995% (ultra-high purity N2). Instead of needing to purchase a new system or needing to increase the frequency of your cylinder deliveries if your demand increases, more columns can be added to your i-Flow system, which makes it future-proof.  i-Flow is not only capable of meeting broad and varying customer supply requirements, it can also help companies improve manufacturing efficiencies, reduce costs and meet environmental sustainability targets.