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Gas separation: processes May archived by USPTO category 05/10

20100126340 - System and method of controlling dust and/or odors with a blower unit and a deployable baffle member: A system and method for controlling dust and/or odors comprises a blower unit and baffle member deployed downstream of the blower unit. The blower unit comprises a fan propelled mister with a discharge tube and a fan disposed in the discharge tube adapted for drawing air into the discharge tube... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20100126341 - Polymer pi-bond-philic filler composites: The instant invention generally provides polymer pi-bond-philic filler composite comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and a pi-bond-philic filler, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer pi-bond-philic filler composite. The instant invention also generally provides a process of separating a pi-bond-philic gas from a separable gas mixture... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20100126342 - Polymer inorganic clay composites: The instant invention generally provides polymer inorganic clay composite comprising a molecularly self-assembling material and an inorganic clay, and a process of making and an article comprising the polymer inorganic clay composite.... Agent: The Dow Chemical Company

20100126343 - Electrically enhanced air filter apparatus with a perpendicular field ionizer: An electrically enhanced air filter apparatus for filtering particles from moving air is described. The apparatus includes a filter arranged so particles approach the filter a filter speed and pass through an ionizer at an ionizer speed, and is configured so the filter speed is less than the ionizer speed.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc Legal Staff - M/c 483-400-402

20100126344 - Mixture comprising a metal organic framework and also a latent heat store:

20100126345 - Bromination process: A bromination process includes contacting fly ash with liquid bromine to increase the mercury adsorbing ability of the fly ash. The resultant brominated fly ash can be used to adsorb mercury in a high temperature combustion gas.... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.c.

20100126346 - Method for reducing oxygen content of fluid streams containing sulfur compounds: A method of using a sulfided iron reagent to remove oxygen from gaseous and liquid fluid streams such as natural gas, light hydrocarbon streams, crude oil, acid gas mixtures, carbon dioxide gas and liquid streams, anaerobic gas, landfill gas, geothermal gases and liquids, and the like is disclosed. In a... Agent: Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP Attn: Michael Ritchie, Docketing

20100126347 - Process for the removal of carbon dioxide from gas streams: A process for the removal and recovery of carbon dioxide from a gaseous stream, in particular the removal and recovery of carbon dioxide, and optionally hydrogen sulphide, from a natural and/or synthesis gas stream. Furthermore, the present invention provides for the release of the removed and recovered carbon dioxide, and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100126348 - Method for efficiently recovering carbon dioxide in gas: Disclosed is a method for recovering carbon dioxide from a gas containing carbon dioxide, comprising the step (1) of bringing a gas containing carbon dioxide into contact with an aqueous solution containing 2-isopropylaminoethanol and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of piperazines and alkanolamines to absorb carbon... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100126349 - Reduced temperature scrubbing of effluent gas: Systems, apparatus and methods are provided involving a reduced-temperature wet scrubbing system adapted to scrub effluent gases within an abatement system. The reduced-temperature wet scrubbing system may include a wet scrubber adapted to be operated within a range of reduced temperatures and a cooling system adapted to maintain the wet... Agent: Dugan & Dugan, PC

20100126350 - Filter apparatus and method: Disclosed herein is a filter apparatus comprising a fluid inlet for a fluid to be filtered in the apparatus; a first fluid outlet for fluid that has been filtered; and one or more barrier filters arranged between the fluid inlet and the first fluid outlet for filtering material from the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20100126351 - Method for producing a material for chemical vapor deposition: A material for chemical vapor deposition of the present invention contains a precursor composed of a metal compound, and has 100 or less particles having a size of 0.5 μm or more in 1 ml, in particle measurement by a light scattering type submerged particle detector in a liquid phase.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100122627 - Membrane-based systems and methods for hydrogen separation: According to some embodiments, a method and a system are provided to receive hydrogen at a first pressure at a first side of a membrane, receive hydrogen at a second pressure from a second side of the membrane, combine the hydrogen received from the second side of the membrane with... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20100122628 - Germane purification: A process and system for the purification of germane containing phosphine to provide a purified germane product. One aspect of the present invention is a process for making a purified germane product containing less than 50 ppb of phosphine which comprises providing a phosphine contaminated germane gas hydrogen gas mixture;... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20100116126 - Exhaust gas purifying method and apparatus: A system is provided that prevents inhibition of adsorption of Hg and other heavy metals by activated carbon or other heavy metal adsorbent due to prior adsorption of sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an exhaust gas containing SO3. As it has been found that while SO3 is adsorbed, the adsorption of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20100116127 - System and method for locating sparks in electrostatic precipitators: A system includes an electrostatic precipitator, an electromagnetic sensor and a processor to locate spark locations. The electromagnetic sensor is used at various locations of the electrostatic precipitator to obtain data and process the same for locating sparks in electrostatic precipitators.... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20100116128 - Liquid/gas separation device and liquid/gas separation method, in particular for crude oil liquid and gaseous phases: A liquid/gas separator device for separating the liquid and gaseous phases of a fluid, the device having first and second vertically-disposed elongate reservoirs. The first reservoir has a first bottom orifice connected to an arrival pipe for the fluid that includes a pressure-lowering device, at least one first top orifice,... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20100116129 - Method, apparatus, and system for acid gas removal: A method and apparatus are provided for absorbing acid gases from a synthesis gas prior to combustion. In one embodiment, a vessel is provided for receiving a synthesis gas and a physical solvent. The vessel includes one or more membrane contactors that provide an interface for physical absorption of one... Agent: Ge Energy-global Patent Operation Fletcher Yoder PC

20100116131 - Method for manufacturing polyimide asymmetric membrane, and polyimide asymmetric membrane: (2) subjecting the multicomponent polyimide blend solution to further polymerization and imidation reaction, and (3) causing a phase inversion in the resulting multicomponent polyimide blend solution to form an asymmetric membrane. The polyimide component A is raw materials of polyimide A containing a fluorine atom in the chemical structure thereof... Agent: Young & Thompson

20100116130 - Method of making a high-performance supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane using a shortened crystallization time: A method of making a supported gas separation molecular sieve membrane. In this method a porous support, which is preferably pretreated, is contacted with a molecular sieve synthesis mixture under hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The contacting step is conducted for a shortened crystallization time period. The resulting coated porous support is... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20100116132 - Hybrid membrane - psa system for separating oxygen from air: A portable, non-cryogenic, oxygen generation system capable of delivering oxygen gas at purities greater than 98% and flow rates of 15 L/min or more is described. The system consists of two major components. The first component is a high efficiency membrane capable of separating argon and a portion of the... Agent: Sandia Corporation

20100116133 - Oxygen separation assembly and method: The present invention provides an electrically driven oxygen separation assembly and method of applying an electrical potential thereto in which one or more tubular membrane elements are provided having an anode layer, a cathode layer, an electrolyte layer and two current collector layers adjacent to and in contact with the... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20100116134 - High rate and high crush-strength adsorbents: High rate and high crush-strength adsorbent particles and collections of such particles, and particularly LiLSX particles, are provided. A binder is employed in the form of a colloidal solution during the method of manufacture. Suitable binders include various silica binders. The particles are made using the steps of mixing, agglomeration,... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20100116135 - Method and apparatus for pollution control of confined spaces: A method of improve the removal of particulate matter, heavy metals, neutralizing acid, and kill microorganism pollutants, known to be in contaminated air volumes of occupied confined spaces, when exposed in close contact under pressure to a mixture of alkaline sorbent materials, having a known synergism between said pollutants using... Agent: David Christopher Avina

20100116136 - Carbon-based sorbent for gas storage, and method for preparation thereof: The method enables control over carbon pore structure to provide sorbents that are particularly advantageous for the adsorption of specific gases. It involves preparation of a sorbent precursor material, carbonization of the precursor material, and, usually, activation of the carbonized material. The resultant material is subjected to heat treatment and/or... Agent: Ira S. Dorman

20100116137 - Removal of carbon dioxide from air: An air/liquid exchanger comprising an open-cell foam 102 supporting a liquid sorbent. The exchanger may be used for removing trace gaseous components from the air.... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20100107870 - Metal fluoride trap: A method for making a metal fluoride trap comprising: assembling a precipitation tube assembly including a plurality of precipitation tubes supported between a first tube end support and a second tube end support; assembling a precipitation tube, flowsheet and filter media assembly including: wrapping a flowsheet around at least one... Agent: Cymer Inc./mpg, LLP

20100107872 - Biogas upgrading: m

20100107871 - Fluoride ion cleaning method: A fluoride ion cleaning method includes generating hydrogen fluoride (HF) gas in-situ in a cleaning retort; contacting a part in need of cleaning with the generated HF gas; scrubbing an initial effluent stream in-situ to substantially remove residual HF gas therefrom; and passing the scrubbed effluent gas stream out of... Agent: General Electric Company

20100107873 - Method for removing styrene: The invention discloses a method for removing styrene from waste airstreams and for purifying styrene, in which a waste airstream including styrene is passed through synthetic hydrophobic sorbent particles so that styrene from the waste airstream is adsorbed by the synthetic hydrophobic sorbent particles resulting in an airstream substantially free... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20100107874 - Sorbent composition, the preparation method thereof, and the process for removing sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in a flue gas by the sorbent composition: Provided are a sorbent composition, the preparation method thereof, and the process for removing sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides in a flue gas by the sorbent composition. The sorbent composition comprises at least one refractory inorganic oxide matrix, at least one metal component I and at least one metal component... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20100107875 - Reabsorber for ammonia stripper offgas: c) separating NH3 from the second absorption liquid such that a gas stream comprising NH3 is obtained; d) contacting said gas stream comprising NH3 separated in step c) with a third absorption liquid such that NH3 is absorbed in said third absorption liquid. A system for removal of CO2 from... Agent: Alstom Power Inc. Intellectual Property Law Dept.

20100107876 - System and method for removing water and siloxanes from gas: A method of removing siloxanes from a gas that contains siloxanes and water, the method comprising: (a) expanding the gas to cool the gas and freeze at least some of the water in the gas; and (b) removing the siloxanes and frozen water from the expanded and cooled gas. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP