Hail tower for gas-vapor separations
US10563916B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2257/602
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device and process for removing vapors from a gas is disclosed. A tower is provided. Sub-cooled pellets are distributed by the solids distributor across a horizontal cross-section of the tower. A process gas, comprising a product vapor, passes through the gas inlet. The product vapor and the sub-cooled pellets comprise the same material. The product vapor and the sub-cooled pellets agglomerate as the product vapor desublimates onto the sub-cooled pellets, forming product pellets and a vapor-depleted gas. A crushing device, a screening device, and a solids heat exchanger are provided. A portion of the product pellets are recycled as sub-cooled pellets to the solids distributor by crushing and screening the portion of the product pellets to the size distribution of the sub-cooled pellets and cooling the portion of the product pellets to produce the sub-cooled pellets.
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