Patent · US Expired

Method for recovering and/or removing organic compounds from gas streams

US6511643B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Engelhard Corporation · US

Inventors

Henner Schmidt-Traub · Essen, DE
Dieter Bathen · Duisburg, DE
Thomas Schulz · Bad Pyrmont, DE
Michael Hoffmeister · Laatzen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2000
Grant date	Jan 28, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2220/606
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for recovering and/or removing organic compounds from gas flows, wherein the method comprises the step of:removing the organic compounds from the gas flow using an adsorber anddesorbing the organic compounds using microwaves, characterized in that the adsorber is a finely dispersed mixture of a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic adsorbent.

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