Fluid fractionator
USRE35099E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An improved apparatus for fractionating fluid mixtures by pressure swing molecular adsorption employing a rotary distributor valve and an array of adsorber columns. The columns are contained within a product holding tank. The valve sequences to provide a quasi steady-state flow, allowing optimization of adsorption/desorption cycles, and eliminating most of the valves, switches and plumbing usually required.
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