Apparatus and process for the treatment, delivery and recycle of process fluids used in dense phase carbon dioxide applications
US6979362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25J2290/62
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to providing an apparatus for on-site CO2 process fluids management. A standardized and universal platform is described which provides CO2 process fluids at various capacities, purity levels, pressures, temperatures and phases. Moreover, herein is described an apparatus and process for communicating with factory cleaning and automation tools. Finally, the present invention describes novel apparatus and method for treating gas or liquid phase carbon dioxide using a photo-initiated catalytic reaction, a novel self-cooling and self-regenerating bulk phase recycling system for liquid phase carbon dioxide, and a novel quality control technique using on-line fiber optic spectroscopic analysis.
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