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| 8062613 | Apparatus and process for isomerizing a hydrocarbon stream An apparatus and process for isomerizing a hydrocarbon stream rich in a C4 hydrocarbon and/or at least one of a C5 and C6 hydrocarbon which includes a first drier and a second drier; and a reaction zone communicating with at least the first drier. The first drier op... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7632337 | Air prepurification for cryogenic air separation The present invention relates to cryogenic air separation processes and systems that employ a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) prepurification process. It is advantageous to operate the PSA process at a pressure comparable to or below the operating pressure of the hi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7316728 | Method and apparatus for treating fluids The present invention is directed to an apparatus for combining a component from a fluid composition with a reactive fluid. The apparatus includes a hollow fiber contactor (142) having a plurality of hollow fibers contained within a housing. A reactive fluid ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300498 | Regeneration of adsorption beds using heated nitrogen A system and method for removal of solvents, or other materials, from an exhaust stream, uses an active adsorption bed and a bed that is periodically regenerated. Electrically heated nitrogen may be used to regenerate the beds. A portion of the exhaust stream to be ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7285203 | Method and apparatus for instrumental analysis in remote locations The present invention provides a method and apparatus for instrumental analysis in remote locations. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of controlling cathodic protection being applied to a metal structure having a surface disposed in an elec... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258725 | Gas supplying method and system Gas supplying method and system in which effective component gas in exhaust gas can be separated and purified efficiently to be resupplied regardless of variation in the flow rate or composition of the exhaust gas and consumed gas can be replenished efficiently. In ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7231784 | Method for producing liquefied natural gas 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 ad... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225637 | Integrated air compression, cooling, and purification unit and process Process and apparatus for optimization of integrated air separation systems. In an integrated process for the compression, cooling, and purification of air, an adiabatic compressor compresses an air stream to produce a compressed air stream. The compressed air strea... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7179324 | Continuous feed three-bed pressure swing adsorption system A three-bed pressure swing adsorption system providing a constant continuous supply gas, preferably containing a hydrogen component, in a multi-step and preferably in a twelve-step, process cycle that can produce a purified gas product, preferably hydrogen, on a con... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153344 | Process for the preparation and recovery of carbon dioxide from waste gas or fumes produced by combustible oxidation A process for the separation and recovery of carbon dioxide from waste gases produced by combustible oxidation is described comprising the steps of feeding a flow of waste gas to a gas semipermeable material, separating a gaseous flow comprising high concentrated ca... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7101415 | Methods for regenerating process gas purifier materials A continuous method of producing a process fluid gas from a feed stream that includes the process fluid and impurities. The method includes: (a) providing a first and second vessel, each vessel containing one or more regenerable purifier materials for removing at le... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7070393 | Method for regulating a compressor installation with a dryer and compressor installation used therewith The invention relates to a method for regulating a compressor installation with at least one compressor element (6) driven by a motor and, in the pressure conduit (11) thereof, a dryer (2) of the type comprising a pressure vessel (24) wit... | 07/04/2006 |
| RE39122 | Regenerative compressed air/gas dryer A system for drying a gas, such as air, includes a source of gas to be dried, a multistage compressor having an inlet connected to the source, and a dryer connected interstage to the compressor and to the outlet of the compressor. The dryer is connected interstage t... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6968700 | Power systems A method for producing electrical power which, in certain aspects, includes producing a water/methanol mixture and feeding it to converting apparatus that produces a feed stream with hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and steam; recovering hydrogen from the feed stream and f... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964692 | Carbon monoxide adsorption for carbon monoxide clean-up in a fuel cell system An apparatus removes carbon monoxide (CO) from a hydrogen-rich gas stream in a hydrogen fuel cell system. CO fouls costly catalytic particles in the membrane electrode assemblies of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. A vessel houses a carbon monoxide adsorbe... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6960243 | Production of drinking water from air A method and apparatus for the extraction of water from a gas stream, such as atmospheric air. The method includes contacting the gas stream with a porous adsorbent material having a surface modifying agent adsorbed on the surface of a porous support. The surface mo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6923845 | Membrane air dryer for vehicle air brake system An air drying system for a vehicle including a membrane air dryer is provided. The air dryer is supplied with a stream of compressed air that has a low and constant concentration of oil vapor. A coalescing filter element may be used to maintain the oil vapor concent... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6911064 | Method and apparatus for the preparation of clean gases A method and apparatus for preventing contamination of a substrate or a substrate surface, and particularly relates to prevention of contamination of raw materials, semi-finished products, base materials of products and substrate surface in a high-tech industry such... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6878185 | Method for separating fuel vapour-air mixtures and device for carrying out said method The subject of the present invention is a method and a device for the separation of fuel-vapor/air mixtures into their components, in particular for purification of vapor mixtures, such as occur in fuel tanks of motor vehicles. A preseparator is arranged between the... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6878186 | Pure vacuum swing adsorption system and apparatus A pure vacuum swing adsorption/desorption system and method, wherein supplied air feedstock gas is consistently separated to obtain a high-purity oxygen end-product gas mixture, is described. The system and method separate high-purity oxygen product from air by sequ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6755975 | Separation process using pervaporation and dephlegmation A process for treating liquids containing organic compounds and water. The process includes a pervaporation step in conjunction with a dephlegmation step to treat at least a portion of the permeate vapor from the pervaporation step. The process yields a membrane res... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6576043 | Recovery of nitrogen and light hydrocarbons from polyalkene purge gas A method for the separation of a gas mixture comprises (a) obtaining a feed gas mixture comprising nitrogen and at least one hydrocarbon having two to six carbon atoms; (b) introducing the feed gas mixture at a temperature of about 60° F. to about 105° ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6551380 | Recovery of CO2 and H2 from PSA offgas in an H2 plant A gas separation apparatus and process has a first pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unit (110) receiving feed gas (112), which comprises a first and a second component. First PSA unit (110) produces first product gas (114) pre-dominantly containing the fir... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6511525 | Method and apparatus for extracting water from air using a desiccant The present invention provides a method and apparatus for extracting liquid water from moist air using minimal energy input. The method can be considered as four phases: (1) adsorbing water from air into a desiccant, (2) isolating the water-laden desiccan... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6383257 | Reclamation and separation of perfluorocarbons using condensation An apparatus and process for separating perfluorocarbon compounds from a gas mixture passes an incoming stream of a gas into a cold trap, the gas stream including a plurality of perfluorocarbon compounds. The gas mixture is cooled within the cold trap to ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6350371 | Refinery process including membrane separation An improved process and process train for catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons. In its most simple form, the invention includes four unit operations or steps: the reforming itself usually carried out in a series of reactors; one or more steps to separate t... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6224677 | Gas recovery unit utilizing dual use of gas A CVD device A is provided which is equipped with a gas introduction part A3 having an inert gas supply part G1 for supplying a diluting inert gas and a cleaning gas supply path G2 for supplying a cleaning gas, each connected therewith, and equipped with ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221130 | Method of compressing and drying a gas and apparatus for use therein A method and apparatus for compressing and drying a gas, typically air, are provided in which a multistage compressor is employed to produce interstage and final stage compressed gas. Regenerative adsorbent is employed to dry the final stage compressed ga... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6071326 | Process for the production of naphtha gas from landfill gas The production of naphtha gas from landfill gas is preferably accomplished through a gas purification step, a catalytic conversion of methane gas to hydrogen gas, and a blending step in which various process streams are blended to produce the naphtha gas ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5980609 | Hydrogen recovery process A treatment process for a hydrogen-containing off-gas stream from a refinery, petrochemical plant or the like. The process includes three separation steps: condensation, membrane separation and hydrocarbon fraction separation. The membrane separation step... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5879431 | Ethylene/nitrogen separation process A membrane separation process for treating a gas stream containing methane and nitrogen, for example, natural gas. The separation process works by preferentially permeating methane and rejecting nitrogen. We have found that the process is able to meet nat... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5759237 | Process and system for selective abatement of reactive gases and recovery of perfluorocompound gases Processes and systems to recover at least one perfluorocompound gas from a gas mixture are provided. In one embodiment the inventive process comprises the steps of a) providing a gas mixture comprising at least one perfluorocompound gas and at least one c... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759236 | Energy-saving process for the separation of organic compounds from gases A process for separating organic compounds, such as solvents, from gases, e.g. waste gases of paint shops. The gases to be treated are conducted in an adsorber over a sorbent which is composed of particulate activated carbon in an oxidic carrier. The char... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5753007 | Oxygen production by ion transport membranes with non-permeate work recovery Oxygen is recovered from a hot, compressed oxygen-containing gas, preferably air, by an oxygen-selective ion transport membrane system. Hot, pressurized non-permeate gas from the membrane is cooled and useful work is recovered therefrom by expansion at te... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5738710 | Control method and apparatus for material adsorbed on adsorbent, and solvent recovering method and apparatus using same The invention provides a method and apparatus for recovering a target material including using an adsorbent such as activated charcoal, the target material recovered in a continuous manner, as well as a method and an apparatus for recovering a solvent bas... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5730778 | Fluid fractionator A rotary valve at the inlets of a plurality of columns cyclically (1) selects first columns on a cyclic basis to receive compressed air, adsorb nitrogen and other components in the compressed air and pass oxygen and argon to a user (e.g. patient), second ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5701763 | Cryogenic hybrid system for producing low purity oxygen and high purity nitrogen A hybrid system for producing both low purity oxygen and high purity nitrogen at high product recovery rates wherein desorption effluent from an adsorbent system feeds a cryogenic rectification column and, preferably, bottom fluid from the column provides... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5658369 | Recovery of substances from exhaust streams A method for the collection and subsequent regeneration of substances exhausted through a vacuum pump. In a first phase, an exhaust stream from the pump to an adsorption bed in which one or more components of the stream are adsorbed. In a second phase, ad... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5637259 | Process for producing syngas and hydrogen from natural gas using a membrane reactor Novel procedures are described for the production of syngas fuel intermediates from abundantly available natural gas. The novel procedures include: (a) providing a double tubular hydrogen transfer reactor having an inner tubular wall defining a heated rea... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5611840 | Process for separating out hydrogen chloride The invention relates to a process for separating out hydrogen chloride from a gas mixture forming in the chlorination of methane, which gas mixture contains unreacted methane, its chlorination products and hydrogen chloride formed in the reaction, by coo... | 03/18/1997 |
