4. Application example

4.1 Statement

An adsorption of n-butane is carried out in a fluidized bed of a 5 A molecular sieve whose characteristics are :

• diameter of approximately spherical particles: d _p = 3.2 × 10 ^–3 m ;

• bulk density: ρ _a = 1,070 kg × m ^–3 ;

• heat capacity by mass: C _p = 1,300 J × kg ^–1 × K ^–1 ;

• macropore porosity: ε _...