u/Medical_Mouse_2577

Hey, quick question for people who have worked with gas separation/purification:

If you’re given a new process stream, how do you decide what to test first — zeolite, activated carbon, molecular sieve, membrane, solvent system, MOF, etc.?

What actually eliminates an option early: humidity, contaminants, regeneration, P/T, economics, lack of reliable data, previous experience...?

And what part of that decision is usually the biggest pain before lab/pilot testing?

I’m researching how this is done in real projects, not promoting anything.