umla wokuqala wesikhathi sokusebenza kwezinhlobo zokushaya
Umkhuthazo wokusebenza wesithathu sasePSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) uyinkcukacha yomthetho wosusumana esekupheleni kuhlu lokuhlola amagasesi, okulungiselela ngokubona ukususumana komphandle kwezinye izigasesi ezinikezeli. Lomthetho usenzo ngenqanawe zokuphindezelwa kweziqhopholo zokususumana ezihloleni imibhalo yesifazane somolekulo. Ukusebenza akhala ngokunyuka umlayezo wesiqhopho esikhulu, apho isifazane somolekulo sesusumelela ngokubona amagasesi amadalu kunye nokufinyelela amanye amagasesi ukuze ashiwe. Ngokushesha lwesusumana, i-gas egcinwe yihambe phakathi kwamaphansi apho amaphansi azisusumaneliwe ngalokhu olususumanelwe. Ukusebenza lufuneka liphindwe kwiqhophelo lokugcina, apho ikhipha ipressure ukususa amaphansi, ukuze alandelwe amaphansi ahloleniwe ngalokhu olususumanelwe ngekhatsi elandelayo. Izinqanawe ezimbili zisebenza ngokuphambene kuzohlola ukwenzela ukulinganiswa kwezinto. Isistimu sikhetha amaxwebhu echanekayo ukuvavanya nokugcina izinhlobo zokusebenza, ukusuke kulandelayo nokuhlola ukudibanisa nokuhlola ukudibanisa. Lemthetho lihlola kakhulu kwindawo zeminyaka yokusetshenziswa ezidinga amagasesi amahluke, futhi kukho amaxesha amabili lolwazi olungileyo lwe-oxijeni lokusebenzela kwezindawo, ulimi olungileyo we-nitrogen, uphawuliwe we-hidrojini kunye nokucapheleka kwe-karbon diyodhide. Umsebenzi uvunyelwe kakhulu ngokuba kudinga ukususumana kokubona kakhulu kunye nokusetyenziswa nokuhlola.