Gas separator
US4119417A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 1976 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2311/2512
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A gas separator which comprises a first separation cell provided with a membrane; a second separation cell similarly fitted with a membrane; a feed pipe for conducting a gas mixture being separated to a high pressure chamber of the first separation cell; a leadout pipe for drawing off from the first separation cell either the gas which has permeated the membrane of the first separation cell or that which has not passed through the membrane thereof; a connection pipe for carrying the other gas from the first separation cell to the high pressure chamber of the second separation cell; a feedback pipe for returning to the feed pipe either the gas which has permeated the membrane of the second separation cell or that which has not flowed through the membrane; and a discharge pipe for removing the other gas from the second separation cell.
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