Gas stream apparatus and method

Abstract

Described is a method of conditioning a gas stream comprising passing the gas stream into a vessel 10 which contains a rotating enclosure 12 and which contains an apparatus 18 to rotate the enclosure, which enclosure is pressure sealed from the surrounding atmosphere and which is divided into a plurality of modulating zones 14, 16; treating the gas to modify its properties within the enclosures due to the presence of modulating materials 68 within the zones in the enclosure; and passing the modified gas to an outlet 24, 25 of the vessel. Also described is an apparatus for conditioning a plurality of gas streams comprising a vessel 10 which contains an enclosure 12 capable of rotating therein, which enclosure is pressure sealed from the surrounding atmosphere an which is divided into a plurality of modulating zones 14,16; the zones having the ability to modify the properties of the gas streams coming in contact with the zones due to the presence of modulating materials 68 therein; a motor 18 within the vessel capable of rotting the enclosure within the vessel to facilitate the contacting of the gas streams and a plurality of outlets 24, 25 from the vessel to pass the modulated gas streams whereby the gas streams passes through the inlets to the vessel and then to the enclosures and are modified in the zones as the enclosure is rotated and exits from the enclosure zones in a modified form and then exit from the vessel.

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