Method for preventing fouling of a demister

US10537828B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Sustainable Energy Solutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Larry Baxter · Orem, US
• Andrew Baxter · Spanish Fork, US
• Kyler Stitt · Lindon, US
• Aaron Sayre · Spanish Fork, US
• Stephanie Burt · Provo, US
• David Frankman · Provo, US
• Nathan Davis · Bountiful, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 12, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Jan 12, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01D5/003
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method for preventing fouling of a demister is disclosed. A process fluid is provided into a vessel. A gas is provided to a gas inlet of the vessel. The gas comprises a component that desublimates, crystallizes, solidifies, reacts, or a combination thereof, in the process fluid, forming a first solid. The gas is passed through the process fluid, the component of the gas forming the first solid, resulting in a component-depleted gas. The component-depleted gas is passed out of the process fluid, causing splashing or spurting of the process fluid and the first solid. The diverter section is provided between the demister and the gas inlet, the diverter section comprising a physical obstruction preventing the process fluid and the first solid from splashing or spurting onto the demister. In this manner, fouling of the demister is prevented.