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US 2010/0147769 A1Published application
Element removal process and apparatus
AssigneeGlobal Material Technologies, Inc.
InventorsTerrence P. KANE, Steven Alan Bouse
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for removing elements is described herein.
Claims20
An apparatus for removing elements from a fluid, comprising:
- a. a container vessel and a porous bag disposed within the container vessel, the container vessel including an inlet port and an outlet port to permit fluid flow through the container and exposed to the porous bag;
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- b. a plurality of metal fibers having a zero valence state, the plurality of metal fibers being packed into the porous bag at a density D sufficient to react with elements in the fluid flow through the porous bag, wherein a compressed gas line is coupled to the container vessel to provide for a gas to be disposed between the plurality of metal fibers.
A process for removing metal elements from a fluid comprising:
- a. passing a fluid comprising a plurality of metal elements to be removed through a plurality of packed zero valent iron fibers having a packing density D and an average cross-sectional diameter d;
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- b. reacting the plurality of metal elements with the plurality of packed zero valent iron fibers, wherein a gas is disposed between the plurality of metal elements to increase contact between the metal elements and the plurality of packed zero valent iron fibers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.