System and method for separating a portion of a gas from a mixture of gases
US5030251A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D53/22
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A system for separating a portion of a first gas from a gaseous feed comprising a mixture of gases that is intermittently supplied to the system. The system comprises a membrane gas separator having at least one membrane through which the first gas permeates preferentially in comparison to other gases contained in the mixture. The separator is adpated to produce a nonpermeate gaseous product which is discharged from a nonpermeate gas side of the separator and in which the concentration of the first gas is lower than in the feed mixture. The system also includes a mechanism for supplying a gaseous purge stream to the separator when the feed mixture is not being supplied to the system. The concentration of the first gas is lower in the gaseous purge stream than in the feed mixture to purge residual amounts of the first gas contained in the membrane of the separator. The method of separating gases from an intermittently supplied feed is also disclosed.
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