Membrane apparatus with enhanced mass transfer, heat transfer and pumping capabilities via active mixing
US7122151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2024 |
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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