Solid Sorption Patents (Class 62/626)
  • Patent number: 12072144
    Abstract: A combined plant for cryogenic separation and liquefaction of methane and carbon dioxide in a biogas stream, including a mixing means, a compressor, a first exchanger, a distillation column, a second exchanger, a separating means, an expanding means, and a separator vessel. Wherein, the mixing means is configured such that the recycle gas is the overhead vapour stream, and the first exchanger and the expanding means are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventor: Jorge Ernesto Tovar Ramos
  • Patent number: 10302357
    Abstract: A process to produce at least carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide from a feed gas containing carbon dioxide, hydrogen and carbon monoxide; comprises separating at least part of the carbon dioxide from the compressed feed gas by partial condensation and/or distillation producing a carbon dioxide product and a carbon dioxide depleted stream, treating the carbon dioxide depleted stream in a treatment unit to produce a feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, less rich in carbon dioxide than the carbon dioxide depleted stream and feeding at least part of the feed stream containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen to a separation unit operating at cryogenic temperatures to produce a carbon monoxide product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Antoine Hernandez, Paul Terrien
  • Patent number: 10125641
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for combined cycle power generation and enhanced hydrocarbon production where emission gases during power generation are separated by adsorption and applied to facilitate extraction of hydrocarbons from a reservoir. A power generation plant passes exhaust gas to a first swing adsorption reactor. The first swing adsorption reactor adsorbs the CO2 from the exhaust gas. An adsorption cycle of the first swing adsorption reactor is variable. An injection well injects the CO2 adsorbed by the first swing adsorption reactor in a hydrocarbon reservoir. A production well that is in communication with the injection well produces a mixture of hydrocarbons and CO2. A second swing adsorption reactor purifies the produced hydrocarbons by adsorbing the produced CO2 from the production well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Narasimhan Sundaram, Hans Thomann, Franklin F. Mittricker, Loren Starcher
  • Patent number: 9671162
    Abstract: Gas processing plants and methods are contemplated in CO2 is effectively removed to very low levels from a feed gas to an NRU unit by adding a physical solvent unit that uses waste nitrogen produced by the NRU as stripping gas to produce an ultra-lean solvent, which is then used to treat the feed gas to the NRU unit. Most preferably, the physical solvent unit includes a flash unit and stripper column to produce the ultra-lean solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: John Mak
  • Patent number: 8758572
    Abstract: The present invention is a novel method for removing tritium oxide contamination from a solution with water. The method captures the tritium oxide in a much smaller volume suitable for economical disposal. In so doing the original water is decontaminated of the tritium oxide and may be discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignees: Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Industrial Idea Partners
    Inventors: Randall N. Avery, Charlie Booth, Keith Moser
  • Publication number: 20090165498
    Abstract: Contemplated gas treatment plants for recovery of NGL from rich feed gas include an upstream conditioning unit in which heavier hydrocarbons, and most typically C5 and heavier are removed prior to feeding the processed feed gas to an NGL recovery plant, thus avoiding the need to process the heavier hydrocarbons in the NGL recovery plant. Such conditioning units advantageously reduce energy demand for dehydration otherwise required and allow for production of C2-C4, and C5+ streams that can be sold as valuable products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: John Mak
  • Publication number: 20080271480
    Abstract: Contemplated plants include a refluxed absorber and a distillation column, wherein the absorber is operated at a higher pressure than the distillation column to thereby produce a cryogenic pressurized lean gas. The lean gas is further compressed to a pressure suitable for liquefaction using energy from feed gas vapor expansion. Desired separation of C2 products is ensured by temperature control of the absorber and distillation column using flow ratios of various streams within the plant, and by dividing the separation process into two portions at different pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: John Mak
  • Patent number: 7231784
    Abstract: A method for producing liquefied natural gas employing two separate adsorption steps for removing water and carbon dioxide from natural gas and employing a subambient expansion to produce regeneration gas for the regeneration of the dehydration adsorption step in addition to supplying refrigeration for the cooling or liquefaction of clean natural gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Edward Howard, Minish Mahendra Shah
  • Publication number: 20020056289
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for nitrous oxide purification, wherein the nitrous oxide product for use in semiconductor manufacturing. The system and process involve a first sub-system having a purification tank for holding a liquefied nitrous oxide, therein; a vaporizer in communication with the purification tank to receive, vaporize and convey a nitrous oxide vapor back to the purification tank; a distillation column disposed on a distal end of the purification tank to receive a nitrous oxide vapor; a condenser disposed on the distillation column, wherein light impurities are removed and wherein a nitrous oxide devoid of light impurities is conveyed and converted into vapor in said vaporizer. A second sub-system having a first dry bed vessel is disposed downstream of the vaporizer to receive the vapor and reacting the acid gas therein; a second dry bed vessel downstream of the said first dry bed vessel for removing water and ammonia in the vapor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Derong Zhou, John P. Borzio, Earle Kebbekus, David Miner
  • Patent number: 6370911
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for nitrous oxide purification, wherein the nitrous oxide product for use in semiconductor manufacturing. The system and process involve a first sub-system having a purification tank for holding a liquefied nitrous oxide, therein; a vaporizer in communication with the purification tank to receive, vaporize and convey a nitrous oxide vapor back to the purification tank; a distillation column disposed on a distal end of the purification tank to receive a nitrous oxide vapor; a condenser disposed on the distillation column, wherein light impurities are removed and wherein a nitrous oxide devoid of light impurities is conveyed and converted into vapor in said vaporizer. A second sub-system having a first dry bed vessel is disposed downstream of the vaporizer to receive the vapor and reacting the acid gas therein; a second dry bed vessel downstream of the said first dry bed vessel for removing water and ammonia in the vapor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Air Liquide America Corporation
    Inventors: Derong Zhou, John P. Borzio, Earle Kebbekus, David Miner
  • Patent number: 5924306
    Abstract: A method for gas mixture demethanization is suitable for decreasing the loss of the target product (ethylene) and power requirements for gas mixture demethanization process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: David Pavlovich Sinelnikov
  • Patent number: 5832746
    Abstract: An ultra-high purity nitrogen trifluoride production method comprises: pressurizing a nitrogen trifluoride feed gas, eliminating moisture and carbon dioxide from the feed gas, and cooling down the same feed gas; causing the cooled feed gas to pass through adsorption columns, and introducing it into a medium-pressure rectification column by way of a reboiler in the medium-pressure rectification column, where it is rectified in the medium-pressure rectification column; introducing the resulting gas obtained by this rectification into a middle stage of a low-pressure rectification column, where it is rectified; and taking out ultra-high purity nitrogen trifluoride obtained by virtue of this rectification from the lower part of the low-pressure rectification column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Teisan Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Nagamura