Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally disclose membrane-based systems and methods for the separation of propylene and propane that overcome certain issues associated with prior art devices and take advantage of a temperature drop across the associated separation membrane.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 2, 2008
Date of Patent:
January 25, 2011
Assignee:
L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude Et l'Exploitation des Procedes George Claude
Inventors:
Edgar S. Sanders, Jr., Frederic P. C. M. Noel