Patents by Inventor Benjamin CAILLAT

Benjamin CAILLAT 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: 20170363351
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for separating a feed gas containing at least 20 Mol % of CO2 and at least 20 Mol % of methane, by partial condensation and/or by distillation, the gas at a pressure of at least 40 bar abs, including expanding at least one portion of the feed gas in a turbine producing an expanded feed stream at a pressure of less than 90 bar abs, separating at least one portion of the expanded feed stream by partial condensation and/or by distillation thus obtaining a CO2-depleted gas and a CO2-enriched liquid, wherein the temperature of the expanded feed gas at the outlet of the turbine is below ?56.6° C., and wherein the process does not use an external refrigeration source; and wherein the CO2-depleted gas is introduced into a supplementary separation step, in order to obtain a stream that is more depleted in CO2 and a CO2-rich stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin CAILLAT, Mathieu LECLERC, Paul TERRIEN