SINGLE BED SEPARATOR APPARATUS

SINGLE BED SEPARATOR APPARATUS An apparatus for separating a product effluent from a fluid mixture through the retention of a component, or components, in a bed of adsorption particles. The apparatus has a housing with a chamber therein for retaining the bed of adsorption particles. A first port in the housing connects the chamber with a source of the fluid mixture. The bed of adsorption particles is connected to a second port in the housing through a header chamber. The second port is connected to a product effluent responsive device. A third port in the housing connects the chamber to a discharge conduit. A first valve controls the communication of the fluid mixture into the chamber and a second valve inhibits the communication of any resultant product effluent through the second port until a specific fluid pressure develops in the chamber whereby the bed of adsorption particles readily adsorbs a component, or components, in the fluid mixture. After this specific fluid pressure is achieved, a fixed volume of the fluid mixture is communicated to the bed of adsorption particles where the component, or components, are retained and a resultant product effluent flows into the header chamber for distribution through the second port. Upon completion of the communication of the fixed volume of fluid mixture to the bed of adsorption particles, the first valve prevents further fluid mixture communication to the bed of adsorption particles. Thereafter, the product effluent stored in the header chamber flows into the bed of adsorption particles and purges the component, or components, therefrom by flowing through the third port to the discharge conduit.