Patents by Inventor Christian Monereau

Christian Monereau has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150238892
    Abstract: Adsorbent mixture comprising: adsorbent particles having a mean length DM(ads), a mean cross section Sm of mean diameter Dm(ads) and an aspect ratio RF1 with RF1=DM(ads)/Dm(ads), and phase change material (PCM) particles having a mean length DM(pcm), a mean cross section Sm of mean diameter Dm(pcm) and an aspect ratio RF2 with RF2=DM(pcm)/Dm(pcm), characterized in that: Dm(pcm)<Dm(ads), and RF1>1.5 and/or RF2>1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Pluton Pullumbi, Vincent Gueret
  • Publication number: 20150174520
    Abstract: Adsorbent layer for adsorbing a fluid, comprising at least two adjacent modules of structured adsorbent, arranged in parallel in the direction of circulation of the fluid, characterized in that at least one of the two facing surfaces of the two adjacent modules is an adsorbent surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Guillaume Rodrigues
  • Publication number: 20150165374
    Abstract: A plant for purifying a gas stream comprising at least 0.02% by volume of water, CO2 and NOx, comprising an adsorber characterized by: a cavity (1); an adsorbent (2) included in the cavity (1); an outer casing (3) made of carbon steel; an inner casing (4) made of stainless steel making a space having a width of between 10 and 100 mm between said inner casing and the outer casing, said space being at equal pressure with the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Christophe Szamlewski, Christian Monereau, Samuel Amy, Mathieu Leclerc, Thierry Gesbert
  • Publication number: 20150143993
    Abstract: Pressure shift adsorption (PSA) process for producing a gas stream enriched with compound X from a feed gas stream, using N adsorbers with N?5, each adsorber being subjected to a pressure cycle having a phase time corresponding to the duration of the pressure cycle divided by the number of adsorbers, and a series of active steps, characterized in that each adsorber n follows the pressure cycle with an offset of one phase time with respect to the pressure cycle of the adsorber n?1 with n?N, and during each phase time, only one active step or a part of active step takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Elise RENOU, Christian Monereau, Celine Carriere
  • Publication number: 20150136316
    Abstract: A method of forming a structured adsorbent sheet is provided. The method includes, combining a nano-adsorbent powder and a binder material to form an adsorbent material, and sandwiching a porous electrical heating substrate between two layers of adsorbent material. The nano-adsorbent powder may be a nano-particle adsorbent. The nano-adsorbent powder may be selected from the group consisting of crystal zeolite, activated carbon, activated alumina, silica gel, and metal organic framework (MOF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yudong Chen, Christian Monereau, Edgar S. Sanders, JR., Pascal Tessier
  • Publication number: 20150135952
    Abstract: A Temperature Swing Adsorption method for separating a first component, comprising a more adsorbable component, from a feed stream comprising more than 50 mol % of a second component, comprising a less adsorbable component, is provided. The method includes providing an adsorbent structure suitable for adsorbing the first component, the structure being of the parallel passage contactor type, and cyclically implementing the following steps. Passing the feed stream through the adsorbent structure thus adsorbing the first component and producing a stream depleted in the first component and enriched in the second component. Heating the adsorbent structure to desorb the adsorbed first component by means of circulating a heating stream enriched in the first component at a temperature suitable for regeneration. And cooling the structure by means of passing through it more than 50% of the stream enriched in the second component produced in the step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yudong CHEN, Christian Monereau, Edgar S. Sanders, JR., Pascal Tessier
  • Publication number: 20150135951
    Abstract: A structured adsorbent sheet, is provided including a nano-adsorbent powder, and a binder material, wherein the nano-adsorbent powder is combined with the binder material to form an adsorbent material, and a porous electrical heating substrate, wherein the adsorbent material is applied to the porous electrical heating substrate thereby forming a structured adsorbent sheet. A structured adsorbent module is provided, including a plurality of stacked structured adsorbent sheets, configured to produce a plurality of fluid passages, wherein the plurality of fluid passages have a cross-sectional shape in the direction of a fluid stream. The structured adsorbent module may have a cross-sectional shape that is trapezoidal, rectangle, square, triangular or sinusoidal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yudong CHEN, Christian Monereau, Edgar S. Sanders, JR., Pascal Tessier
  • Publication number: 20150139862
    Abstract: A structured adsorbent sheet, is provided including a nano-adsorbent powder, and a binder material, wherein the nano-adsorbent powder is combined with the binder material to form an adsorbent material, and a porous electrical heating substrate, wherein the adsorbent material is applied to the porous electrical heating substrate thereby forming a structured adsorbent sheet. A structured adsorbent module is provided, including a plurality of stacked structured adsorbent sheets, configured to produce a plurality of fluid passages, wherein the plurality of fluid passages have a cross-sectional shape in the direction of a fluid stream. The structured adsorbent module may have a cross-sectional shape that is trapezoidal, rectangle, square, triangular or sinusoidal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Yudong CHEN, Christian MONEREAU, Edgar S. SANDERS, JR., Pascal TESSIER
  • Patent number: 8845786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying a gas stream including CO2, elemental mercury (Hg0) and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Alain Briglia, Christian Monereau
  • Patent number: 8746009
    Abstract: Process for producing hydrogen from a gas mixture comprising hydrogen, CO2, CO, CH4 and water, employing a CO2 PSA unit, a cryogenic unit and an H2 PSA unit, in which process: a) said gas mixture is introduced into the CO2 PSA unit, producing a CO2-enriched fraction and CO2-depleted fraction; b) CO2-enriched fraction is introduced into the cryogenic unit, producing a CO2-enriched fraction and an H2-enriched fraction; c) the H2-enriched fraction is recycled upstream of the H2 PSA unit; and d) the CO2-depleted fraction coming from step b) is introduced into the H2 PSA unit, producing a hydrogen-enriched stream and a waste gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Céline Carriere
  • Publication number: 20140083294
    Abstract: TSA method for purification by means of adsorption of a synthetic gas including hydrogen, CO and/or methane, implementing at least one adsorber having at least one adsorbent and subjected to a pressure cycle comprising at least an adsorption step, a step of producing a flow enriched with a main component and a regeneration step, characterised in that the regeneration step includes: regenerating the adsorbent using a regeneration gas including more than 95 mol of nitrogen; and scavenging the adsorbent using a scavenging gas corresponding to a fraction of the synthetic gas to be purified or a fraction of the purified synthetic gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide, Société Anonyme pour l'Etude l'Expl oitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Céline Carriere, Christian Monereau, Itziar Urrutia
  • Publication number: 20140076164
    Abstract: Pressure swing adsorption purification unit (PSA unit) comprising: N adsorbers comprising N inlets and N outlets with N?2; at least one rotary distributor connected via N connections to the N inlets or to the N outlets of the N adsorbers; and characterised in that each of these N connections comprises a means for regulating a flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour I'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Bernard Saulnier
  • Publication number: 20140033925
    Abstract: Agglomerate comprising a first phase change material (PCM) and a constituent having a density greater than 800 kg/m3 and forming the core of said agglomerate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour I'Etude et I'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent Gueret, Christian Monereau, pluton Pullumbi
  • Publication number: 20140023853
    Abstract: PCM particle consisting of an agglomerate comprising a phase change material (PCM) and a coating layer with a composition different from that of the agglomerate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Annonyyme pour I'Exploitatio des Proccedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Vincent Gueret, Christian Monereau, Pluton Pullumbi
  • Patent number: 8574346
    Abstract: A thermocyclic process having a short cycle time, typically a cycle time of less 30 minutes, especially a PSA (Pressure Swing Adsorption) process, using agglomerates that contain phase change materials (PCMs), so as to reduce the thermal effects that said thermocyclic process is subjected to during each cycle is provide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Christian Monereau, Pluton Pullumbi, Vincent Gueret
  • Publication number: 20130269524
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adsorbent zeolite-based material comprising for 100 mass % an amount different from zero of a zeolite selected from X zeolites or LSX zeolites; the balance up to 100 mass % consisting of an amount different from zero of a cation-exchanged zeolite, said cation-exchanged zeolite being selected from cation-exchanged X zeolites and cation-exchanged LSX zeolites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Christian Monereau
  • Patent number: 8535416
    Abstract: A method for the purification of a feed gas stream at a pressure ?3 bar, comprising at least 1% by volume of oxygen (O2) and at least 75% by volume of CO2 and mercury, enabling the mercury to be eliminated is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Philippe Court, Arthur Darde, Vladimir Hasanov, Christian Monereau, Serge Moreau, Jean-Pierre Tranier
  • Patent number: 8491844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for removing nitrogen monoxide (NO) and nitrogen oxides (NOx with x>1) from a gas stream, implementing a device including a catalytic bed for converting a portion at least a part of the NO into NOx with x>1, and a unit for reducing the NOx with x>1, and in which the gas stream is placed into contact with the catalytic bed before entering the unit for reducing the NOx with x>1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Alain Briglia, Ludovic Granados, Christian Monereau, Elise Renou
  • Patent number: 8465570
    Abstract: A method for the purification of a feed gas stream containing at least CO2 and at least one impurity with by the incorporation of a purification step, enabling water to be at least partially removed is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Bruno Alban, Christophe Claeys, Philippe Court, Arthur Darde, Guillaume De Smedt, Bao Ha, Vladimir Hasanov, Simon Jallais, Christian Monereau, Serge Moreau, Elise Renou, Ivan Sanchez-Molinero, Jean-Pierre Tranier
  • Patent number: 8409329
    Abstract: A method for the purification of a feed gas stream containing CO2 and water and at least one impurity chosen from NOx and SOx, comprising the incorporation of a purification step for the preferential elimination of water is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Bruno Alban, Christophe Claeys, Philippe Court, Arthur Darde, Guillaume De Smedt, Bao Ha, Vladimir Hasanov, Simon Jallais, Christian Monereau, Serge Moreau, Elise Renou, Ivan Sanchez-Molinero, Jean-Pierre Tranier