Patents Assigned to Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLC
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Patent number: 11278843Abstract: A process for purifying a feed gas including methane and heavy hydrocarbons, including: step a): cooling the feed gas in a heat exchanger; step b): introducing the resulting into a first phase separator to produce a liquid stream depleted in methane and enriched in heavy hydrocarbons and a gas stream; step c): separating the gas stream in a membrane from which a methane-enriched permeate stream and a partially condensed residue stream exit; step d): introducing the residue stream from step c) into a second phase separator vessel in order to produce a liquid stream and a gas stream; step e): introducing at least one portion of the gas stream resulting from step d) into a JT expansion means; and step f): heating at least one portion of the expanded stream in the heat exchanger used in step a) counter-current to the feed stream in order to cool the latter.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignees: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Paul Terrien, Pascal Marty, Yong Ding
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Patent number: 11154812Abstract: A process for purifying a natural gas feed gas stream including methane and hydrocarbons, including step a): cooling the feed gas stream; step b): introducing the cooled stream into a first phase separator vessel in order to produce a liquid stream and a gas stream; step c): separating the gas stream resulting from step b) in a membrane unit from which a methane-enriched permeate stream and one partially condensed residue stream enriched in hydrocarbons exit; step d): introducing the residue stream resulting from step c) into a second phase separator vessel to produce a liquid stream and a gas stream; step e): introducing at least one portion of the liquid stream resulting from step d) into a JT expansion means; step f): heating at least one portion of the expanded by introduction into the heat exchanger used in step a) counter-current to the feed stream.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignees: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Paul Terrien, Pascal Marty, Yong Ding
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Patent number: 11123693Abstract: The present invention provides an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas separation performance properties and a process for preparing an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas separation performance properties. The process comprises treating a polymeric precursor fiber with a solution containing a modifying agent prior to pyrolysis. The concentration of the modifying agent in the solution may be selected in order to obtain an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having a desired combination of gas permeance and selectivity properties. The treated precursor fiber is then pyrolyzed to form an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas permeance.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignees: GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION, AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S., LLCInventors: Nitesh Bhuwania, William John Koros, Paul Jason Williams
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Patent number: 11007484Abstract: A feed fluid mixture including at least one condensable component and at least one non-condensable component is separated into a gaseous permeate and an at least partially liquid retentate with a gas separation membrane through simultaneous condensation of at least one of said at least one condensable component on a retentate side of the membrane and permeation of at least one of said at least one non-condensable component through the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Yong Ding, Benjamin Bikson
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Patent number: 10982812Abstract: A design and construction method for a Collapsible Cryogenic Storage Vessel can be used for storing cryogenic liquids. The vessel provides the ability to be packed for transport in a compact state and erected at the point of use. The vessel can be used multiple times. The vessel's volume can also be adjusted during use to minimize or eliminate head space in the vessel.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignees: ILC Dover IP, Inc., Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: David Phillip Cadogan, John Kun Hung Lin, Jonathan Michael Hinkle, Stephen Emerson Scarborough, Joanne M. Ware, Timothy Joseph Haggerty, Chester Lloyd Benham, Donald George Sticovy, Craig Lasseter
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Patent number: 10920934Abstract: A mobile dispenser may be used to at least partially fill hydrogen tanks of fuel cell-powered vehicles. The dispenser uses a purely mechanical control of the fill using an orifice plate across which a pressure differential is maintained through use of a backpressure regulator whose reference pressure is controlled by a differential pressure regulator. Because it does need or use electrical power, it may be used in situations where no electrical power is available or convenient.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Jorge E. Lopez, Aaron Harris, Chad Nickell, Gerhard M. Schmidt, Owen C. Owens, Per Olsson
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Publication number: 20210031168Abstract: An adsorbent bed, including at least one elementary composite structure that includes adsorbent particles in a polymer matrix, wherein the adsorbent bed has a bed packing, ?bed, defined as a volume occupied by the at least one elementary composite structure Vecs divided by a volume of the adsorbent bed Vbed where ?bed is greater than 0.60.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. COIGNET, Dean W. KRATZER, Antoine PRUVOT, Matthew METZ
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Publication number: 20210031135Abstract: An adsorbent bed, including at least one elementary composite structure that includes adsorbent particles in a polymer matrix, wherein the adsorbent bed has a bed packing, ?bed, defined as a volume occupied by the at least one elementary composite structure Vecs divided by a volume of the adsorbent bed Vbed where ?bed is greater than 0.60.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicants: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l?Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. COIGNET, Dean W. KRATZER, Antoine PRUVOT, Federico BRANDANI, Matthew METZ, Elise RENOU
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Publication number: 20210008523Abstract: An adsorbent bed, including at least one elementary composite structure that includes adsorbent particles in a polymer matrix, wherein the adsorbent bed has a bed packing, ?bed, defined as a volume occupied by the at least one elementary composite structure Vecs divided by a volume of the adsorbent bed Vbed where ?bed is greater than 0.60.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicants: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. COIGNET, Dean W. KRATZER, Antoine PRUVOT, Matthew METZ
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Patent number: 10874979Abstract: Natural gas may be purified by removing C3+ hydrocarbons and CO2 in respective one or more separation units to yield conditioned gas lower in C3+ hydrocarbons and CO2 in comparison to the un-conditioned natural gas. Notably, the feed gas need not be subjected to joule-thomson expansion and molecular sieve dehydration performed by conventional processes. Rather, any water-rich reject stream from the separation unit(s) is dried downstream with a smaller compressor and smaller molecular sieve or gas separation membrane dehydration unit before it may be re-injected deep underground or deep under the sea bed.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Yong Ding, Sandeep K. Karode
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Patent number: 10821392Abstract: A composite fiber comprising sorbent particles (at 50 wt %) in a polymeric matrix that comprises a polymer or blend of polymers including at least one thermoplastic polymer, the extrudates being produced by thermal-induced phase separation or diffusion-induced phase separation from a dope suspension of the thermoplastic polymer, an optional solvent and the sorbent particles. The polymer or blend of polymers is able to withstand exposure to temperatures at or above 220° C. without experiencing significant detrimental effects upon the sorbent capacity of the sorbent particles. The fiber exhibits an elongation at break of at least 5%.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. Coignet, Dean W. Kratzer, Sudhir S. Kulkarni, Edgar S. Sanders, Jr.
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Patent number: 10780392Abstract: Nitrogen is removed from biogas using a three-stage separation system based on gas separation membranes. The first stage separates a biomethane feed stream into a first permeate gas stream and a first retentate gas stream. The second stage separates the first permeate stream into a biomethane product gas and a first low quality biomethane gas stream. The third stage separates the first retentate into a second low quality biomethane gas stream and a waste gas. A biogas feed stream is pretreated to remove amounts of water, VOCs, and CO2 to yield a methane-enriched biogas stream. The methane-enriched biogas stream is compressed together with the first and second low quality biomethane gas streams to form the biomethane feed stream.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Benjamin Bikson, Yong Ding, Michael J. Mitariten
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Publication number: 20200206680Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering methane from digester biogas or landfill gas. More specifically, the invention pertains to biomethane production that substantially removes carbon dioxide from a digester biogas or landfill gas using first, second, and third purification stages each comprising one or more membranes selective for carbon dioxide over methane. A retentate from the first stage is separated by the one more membranes of the second stage into a second state retentate, forming a biomethane product gas. A permeate from the first stage is separated by the one or more membranes of the third stage into a third stage retentate and a third stage permeate. Recovery of methane from the the biogas is boosted by feeding the third stage retentate to the first purification stage. The recovery may be optionally further boosted by compressing the second stage permeate with the biogas at a main compressor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. LLCInventor: Michael J. MITARITEN
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Publication number: 20200197835Abstract: A liquid hydrocarbon fuel containing dissolved oxygen is at least partially deoxygenated with a membrane device comprising a composite hollow fiber membrane that is comprised of an ultra-thin amorphous fluoropolymer layer superimposed on a porous PEEK polymer substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. LLCInventors: Yong DING, Benjamin BIKSON, Joyce K. NELSON
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Publication number: 20200197834Abstract: A liquid hydrocarbon fuel containing dissolved oxygen is at least partially deoxygenated with a membrane device comprising a composite hollow fiber membrane that is comprised of an ultra-thin amorphous fluoropolymer layer superimposed on a porous PEEK polymer substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. LLCInventors: Yong DING, Benjamin BIKSON, Joyce K. NELSON
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Publication number: 20200179868Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering methane from digester biogas or landfill gas. More specifically, the invention pertains to a method for producing biomethane that removes impurities from a compressed digester biogas with staged membrane modules of at least two different types, to produce a biomethane having at least 94% CH4, below 3% of CO2, and below 4 ppm of H2S.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies, U.S. LLCInventors: Yong DING, Michael J. MITARITEN
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Publication number: 20200139292Abstract: A composite fiber comprising sorbent particles (at 50 wt %) in a polymeric matrix that comprises a polymer or blend of polymers including at least one thermoplastic polymer, the extrudates being produced by thermal-induced phase separation or diffusion-induced phase separation from a dope suspension of the thermoplastic polymer, an optional solvent and the sorbent particles. The polymer or blend of polymers is able to withstand exposure to temperatures at or above 220° C. without experiencing significant detrimental effects upon the sorbent capacity of the sorbent particles. The fiber exhibits an elongation at break of at least 5%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicants: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. COIGNET, Dean W. KRATZER, Sudhir S. KULKARNI, Edgar S. SANDERS, JR.
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Patent number: 10589215Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering methane from digester biogas or landfill gas. More specifically, the invention pertains to a method for producing biomethane that removes impurities from a compressed digester biogas with staged membrane modules of at least two different types, to produce a biomethane having at least 94% CH4, below 3% of CO2, and below 4 ppm of H2S.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Yong Ding, Michael J. Mitariten
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Patent number: 10569217Abstract: The invention relates to a process for recovering methane from digester biogas or landfill gas. More specifically, the invention pertains to biomethane production that substantially removes carbon dioxide from a digester biogas or landfill gas using first, second, and third purification stages each comprising one or more membranes selective for carbon dioxide over methane. A retentate from the first stage is separated by the one more membranes of the second stage into a second state retentate, forming a biomethane product gas. A permeate from the first stage is separated by the one or more membranes of the third stage into a third stage retentate and a third stage permeate. Recovery of methane from the biogas is boosted by feeding the third stage retentate to the first purification stage. The recovery may be optionally further boosted by compressing the second stage permeate with the biogas at a main compressor.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventor: Michael J. Mitariten
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Patent number: 10525400Abstract: A plurality of extrudates comprises sorbent particles (at 50 wt %) in a polymeric matrix that comprises a polymer or blend of polymers including at least one thermoplastic polymer, the extrudates being produced by thermal-induced phase separation or diffusion-induced phase separation from a dope suspension of the thermoplastic polymer, an optional solvent and the sorbent particles. The polymer or blend of polymers is able to withstand exposure to temperatures at or above 220° C. without experiencing significant detrimental effects upon the sorbent capacity of the sorbent particles.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignees: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. LLCInventors: Philippe A. Coignet, Dean W. Kratzer, Sudhir S. Kulkarni, Edgar S. Sanders, Jr.