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FIGURE 14 Schematic diagram of Sorbex simulated countercurrent adsorption separation system. AC, adsorbent
chamber; RV, rotary valve; EC, extraction column; RC, raffinate column. (Reprinted with permission of UOP Inc.)
FIGURE 15 Schematic diagram showing the roles played by the four principal sections of a Sorbex system with the
required net flow directions. (Reprinted with permission from Ruthven, D. M. (1984). “Principles of Adsorption and
Adsorption Processes,” copyright John Wiley & Sons, New York.)