Patents by Inventor Bénédicte Chommeloux

Bénédicte Chommeloux 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).

  • Gas-liquid contact column and method using a combination of trays and packings
    Patent number: 8800971
    Abstract: The gas-liquid contact column comprises at least an upper tray 10 and a lower tray 10, as well as a downcomer 2 for sending the liquid from the upper tray to the lower tray. The trays comprise gas ports. A packing 11 is arranged between the upper tray and the lower tray. The upper tray comprises means 12 for withdrawing liquid from the upper tray, the liquid withdrawn being distributed over the packing. The gas-liquid contact column is particularly well suited for absorption of the CO2 and of the H2S contained in a natural gas or in a syngas, and for capture of the CO2 contained in combustion fumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: IFP Energies nouvelles, Total S.A.
    Inventors: Bénédicte Chommeloux, Viep Hoang Dinh, Ludovic Raynal
  • GAS-LIQUID CONTACT COLUMN AND METHOD USING A COMBINATION OF TRAYS AND PACKINGS.
    Publication number: 20120055337
    Abstract: The gas-liquid contact column comprises at least an upper tray 10 and a lower tray 10, as well as a downcomer 2 for sending the liquid from the upper tray to the lower tray. The trays comprise gas ports. A packing 11 is arranged between the upper tray and the lower tray. The upper tray comprises means 12 for withdrawing liquid from the upper tray, the liquid withdrawn being distributed over the packing. The gas-liquid contact column is particularly well suited for absorption of the CO2 and of the H2S contained in a natural gas or in a syngas, and for capture of the CO2 contained in combustion fumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Bénédicte Chommeloux, Viep Hoang Dinh, Ludovic Raynal