Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing
US6723284B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S165/357
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A combination mass transfer and pump apparatus, which in a single step actively mixes a first mass and a second mass and simultaneously pumps one of the first mass and the second mass through the apparatus. The combination mass transfer and pump apparatus substantially comprises a housing and at least one distributor element having a plurality of selectively fluid-permeable membrane elements wherein the at least one distributor element is agitated within the second mass such that the first mass diffuses across the selectively fluid-permeable membrane elements, mixing with the second mass, and in the same step the second mass is pumped through the housing.
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