Continuous flow separation with moving boundary sorption
US4548802A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S435/803
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A continuous process for separating components of a fluid mixture is disclosed which comprises forming a sorption zone and a desorption zone, said sorption and desorption zones being separated by a boundary of a sorbent material which continuously moves back and forth between the sorption and desorption zones, causing a fluid mixture to flow into the sorption zone wherein the conditions are such to promote sorption of one of the components of the mixture by the sorbent material, and creating conditions in the desorption zone such that the sorbed component will be desorbed when the sorbent material containing the sorbed component moves into the desorption zone. This sorption separation process is used in a network (including a linear series) of sorption/desorption units for separation of multiple components of fluid mixtures or for more complete separation of one component of a fluid mixture.
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