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Gas separation: processes July category listing 07/10

20100186586 - Process for upgrading natural gas with improved management of co2: Disclosed herein are processes for producing a CO2-depleted product gas stream. The processes involve feeding a natural gas feed stream comprising greater than about 10 vol % CO2 to at least one membrane unit comprising a plurality of polymer membranes to provide a CO2-rich permeate comprising at least 95 vol... Agent: Merchant & Gould - Chevron

20100186587 - Method and apparatus for chromatographic component, separation with partial recirculation of mixture fractions: A method for the chromatographic separation of components of a multicomponent fluid mix by means of the Simulated Moving Bed method wherein the multicomponent fluid mix and at least one solvent are fed to inflows of a plurality of chambers containing at least one solid substance and connected to each... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20100186588 - Preparation of functionalized zeolitic frameworks: The disclosure provides zeolitic frameworks for gas separation, gas storage, catalysis and sensors. More particularly the disclosure provides zeolitic frameworks (ZIFs). The ZIF of the disclosure comprises any number of transition metals or a homogenous transition metal composition.... Agent: Joseph R. Baker, Apc Gavrilovich, Dodd & Lindsey LLP

20100186589 - Sour-gas sweetening solutions and methods: A sour gas sweetening solution comprises an aqueous solution of a silicon-containing compound and an amine-containing compound. The silicon-containing compound is preferably maintained at a concentration less than or equal to 500 parts per million (“ppm”) more preferably less than or equal to 400 ppm, and most preferably between about... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - San Francisco

20100186590 - Absorption medium for removing acid gases which comprises amino acid and acid promoter: An absorption medium for removing acid gases from a fluid stream comprises an aqueous solution of a) of at least one metal salt of an aminocarboxylic acid, and b) of at least one acid promoter, wherein the molar ratio of b) to a) is in the range from 0.0005 to... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20100186591 - System and process for handling a co2 comprising waste gas and separation of co2: A system and method for handling waste gas including separation of CO2 is disclosed. The system includes a horizontal tunnel with a sequence of sections including a cooling section, a CO2 absorption section and a cleansing section. The system further comprises a heat exchanger for heating the CO2 depleted waste... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20100186592 - Air cleaners for electrical machines: The present invention provides an air cleaner suitable for forced air open-ventilation systems used to cool electrical machines. The air cleaner comprises an air chamber with a first end where air is drawn in from the surroundings, via an inlet, by the open-ventilation system and a second end, opposite the... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20100180763 - Air cleaner having regenerative filter, and method for regenerative of air cleaner filter: The invention relates to an air cleaner, and more particularly to an air cleaner which includes a regenerative deodorizing filter to purify and treat gaseous substances contained in air, thus enabling efficient regeneration of the regenerative deodorizing filter, and a method of regenerating the filter of the air cleaner.... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100180764 - Absorbent, co2 or h2s reducing apparatus, and co2 or h2s reducing method using absorbent: An absorbent according to the present invention absorbs CO2 or H2S contained in flue gas emitted from a power generating plant such as a thermal plant, and contains three or more amine compounds selected from linear or cyclic amine compounds having a primary amino group, and linear or cyclic amine... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100180765 - Continuous droplet generator devices and methods: Continuous droplet generators and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a continuous droplet generator includes an outer housing that defines a working liquid reservoir configured to maintain a working liquid. The continuous droplet generator also includes one or more heaters configured to change the phase of the working liquid and... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20100180766 - Packing structure for fluid containing column and manufacturing method: A packing structure according to the invention for a fluid contacting column forms a volume comprising an ordered arrangement of bundles of tubes of diameter ranging between 5 and 50 mm. The walls of the tubes comprise orifices which promote circulation and mixes fluids in the structure. The orifices are... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20100180767 - Systems for degassing one or more fluids: Systems and methods to degas fluids are described herein. A fluid degassing treatment system may include a reservoir and/or one or more fluid treatment systems.... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20100180768 - Separator tank for separation of fluid comprising water, oil and gas, use of such a tank , and a method for separating a fluid including water, oil, and gas: A separator tank (1) comprising an essentially cylindrical vertical tank, a tangentially arranged inlet (3) in an upper part (9) of the tank, at least one first outlet (4) for oil and gas in the upper part of the tank, and at least one second outlet (5) for water in... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20100180769 - Subsea installation and method for separation of liquid and gas: The present invention relates to a subsea installation for treatment of hydrocarbons from a subsea well, having a pipe system comprising a first manifold (2) connected to at least one well (1) and at least two first pipe segments (3) with an inlet connected to the manifold (2) and where... Agent: Henry C. Query, Jr.

20100175552 - Systems and methods for removing gaseous pollutants from a gas stream: Horizontal gas-liquid scrubbing systems and associated gas scrubbing methodologies are provided. In one embodiment, a horizontal duct scrubbing system includes a horizontally disposed housing having a waste gas inlet and a treated gas outlet, a liquid inlet manifold disposed within the horizontally disposed housing, the liquid inlet manifold comprising a... Agent: Intellectual Property

20100175553 - Novel gas/solid separation system for the regenerators of fluid catalytic cracking units: r

20100175554 - Cooling system with debris filtering: A cooling system includes a fan chassis housing a fan. A fluid outlet is defined by the fan chassis and located adjacent the fan such that a fluid flow path is defined from the fan, through the fluid outlet, and out of the fan chassis. A filter coupling wall is... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20100175556 - Multi-use personal ventilation/filtration system: A ventilation device uses a cross-flow fan and one or more filters, where the filter preferably has a J-shape that at least partially surrounds the rotor of the cross-flow fan. In one embodiment, the filter includes a plurality of pleats, preferably along a bottom surface of the filter. The filters... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20100175555 - Polyamide fine fibers: One aspect of an improved microfiber and nanofiber properties can be obtained from a novel nylon material. The nylon can comprise a nylon copolymer comprising (diamino-dicyclohexyl)-alkane, preferably bis-(4 amino-cyclohexyl)methane and at least one other nylon monomer. Another aspect of the novel nylon can comprise a poly alkylene oxide-nylon block copolymer.... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20100170392 - Apparatus and method for enhancing filtration: Disclosed is a filtration enhancement apparatus and an associated method. The apparatus includes a number of electromagnetic grids that are placed in series. The first grid conditions ambient particles to generate particles with both a positive and a negative charge. These charged particles are then delivered to a second and... Agent: Gray Robinson Attn: Stefan V. Stein/IPDept.

20100170393 - Mesh-adjustable molecular sieve: A metal-organic framework-based mesh-adjustable molecular sieve (MAMS) exhibiting a temperature-dependent mesh size. The MAMS comprises a plurality of metal clusters bound with a plurality of amphiphilic ligands, each ligand comprising a hydrophobic moiety and a functionalized hydrophilic moiety, and wherein the metal clusters and amphiphilic ligand functionalized hydrophilic moieties form... Agent: Kremblas & Foster

20100170394 - Silicate-resistant desulfurization sorbent: A silicate-resistant sorbent composition, as well as a method of making and using the same, is provided. The sorbent composition generally comprises a support component comprising one or more silicate-resistant silica-containing components that have been treated one or more silicate-inhibiting metals. The inventors have discovered that sorbent compositions made and... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20100170395 - Tetratopic phenyl compounds, related metal-organic framework materials and post-assembly elaboration: Disclosed are tetratopic carboxylic acid phenyl for use in metal-organic framework compounds. These compounds are useful in catalysis, gas storage, sensing, biological imaging, drug delivery and gas adsorption separation.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.c. Attn: Linda Kasulke, Docket Coordinator

20100170396 - Co2 or h2s reducing system and method of reducing co2 or h2s: A CO2 reducing system (10A) is constituted by a low-temperature CO2 reducing apparatus (11-1) that includes a low-temperature absorber (1006-1) that reduces at least one of CO2 and H2S by bringing flue gas (1002) including at least one of CO2 and H2S into contact with a low-temperature absorbing solution (1005-1),... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20100170397 - Removal of carbon dioxide from flue gas with ammonia comprising medium: A process of removal of CO2 from a flue gas (2). The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a flue gas comprising CO2 (2), b) contacting the flue gas of step (a) with an ammonia-comprising medium (9), to absorb CO2 from said flue gas; and c) condensing ammonia (4)... Agent: Alstom Power Inc.

20100162887 - Carbon membranes: A process for the production of a carbon membrane comprising: (i) reacting a mixture of cellulose and hemicellulose with an acid; (ii) casting the mixture to form a film, (iii) drying said film; and (iv) carbonising said film.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100162888 - Mat-shaped foam material for cleaning and/or filtering air: The invention relates to a matlike foam material stock which is suitable more particularly for purposes of air purification and/or air filtration and can be used preferably for installation in ceilings and ceiling systems, walls and wall systems, air-conditioning devices, ventilation shafts, as building material or the like. The matlike... Agent: Brannon & Associates PC

20100162889 - Combined pumping and separating machine for the oil circuit of a turbojet: a third stage (C), in which the degassed liquid is forced back and pressurised, equipped with a second outlet for the degassed liquid.... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20100162890 - De-entrainment device: De-entrainment devices for effectively removing entrained liquid from a vapor stream are disclosed. These de-entrainment devices are effective in distillation columns and other apparatuses comprising vapor-liquid contacting devices. Particular representative applications for these de-entrainment devices are in distillation (or fractionation) columns having co-current contacting modules, in which liquid and vapor... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services

20100162891 - Vapor-liquid contacting in co-current contacting apparatuses: Improved contacting modules and apparatuses containing the modules, for carrying out vapor-liquid contacting, are described. In representative contacting modules, liquid (and possibly vapor) are discharged into co-current flow channels in a non-uniform manner (e.g., from only one side of the channels). Particular contacting modules comprise at least one liquid downcomer... Agent: Honeywell/uop Patent Services