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US 2010/0303693 A1Published application
Hybrid solvent using physical solvents and nanoparticle adsorbents
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorDennis Leppin
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Abstract
A hybrid solvent combining a physical solvent with particles of solid adsorbent for separation of components of a gas mixture, wherein both the physical solvent and the solid adsorbent particles are suitable for preferential removal of the components of interest.
Claims16
A method for separation of components in a gas mixture comprising the steps of:
- mixing a physical solvent suitable for preferentially absorbing a component of interest in said gas mixture with particles of a solid adsorbent suitable for preferentially adsorbing said component of interest, producing a hybrid solvent;
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- contacting said hybrid solvent with said gas mixture, resulting in removal of at least a portion of said component of interest.
A gas contactor system for separation of components in a gas mixture comprising:
- a hybrid solvent comprising a mixture of a physical solvent suitable for preferentially absorbing a component of interest in said gas mixture and particles of a solid adsorbent suitable for preferentially adsorbing said component of interest, said particles of said solid adsorbent substantially uniformly distributed within said physical solvent.
A method for increasing the solubility of a physical solvent for removing a component of a gas mixture comprising the steps of:
- mixing a physical solvent suitable for preferential removal of said component with particles of a solid adsorbent suitable for preferentially adsorbing said component, whereby said particles of solid adsorbent are substantially uniformly dispersed throughout said physical solvent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.