Structured elements and methods of use
AssigneeCrystaphase Products, Inc.
InventorsJOHN GLOVER, Austin Schneider, Peter Ham
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Abstract
Structured elements with capabilities for stream flow division and distribution and mitigation of undesired species that exceed those of conventionally available materials are provided. The structured elements provide increased opportunities for surface attraction, retention and coalescence of undesired species in a process stream. The functional contact surfaces of the structured elements can include one or more of the faces of cells, the surfaces of struts connecting cells, the surfaces of nodes connecting struts, and the surfaces of asperities or irregularities caused by channels, flutes, spikes, fibrils or filaments in or on the material surfaces.
Claims18
A method of flow division and distribution of a stream to a process unit, the method comprising:
- passing the stream through structured elements in the unit, wherein the structured elements have a contact surface with a surface area ranging from 200 to 800,000 square meters per cubic meter of structured elements, the structured elements being present in an amount sufficient to facilitate flow division and distribution of the stream.
A method of mitigation of undesired species from a stream to a unit, the method comprising:
- passing the stream through structured elements in the unit, the structured elements being present in an amount sufficient to mitigate the undesired species in the stream;
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- contacting the stream with the contact surfaces of the structured elements to mitigate the undesired species in the stream, wherein the structured elements have a contact surface with a surface area ranging from 200 to 800,000 square meters per cubic meter of structured elements.
A method of facilitating flow division and distribution of a stream to a unit, the method comprising:
- passing the stream through structured elements in the unit, the structured elements being in an amount sufficient to facilitate flow division and distribution of the stream;
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- contacting the stream with the contact surfaces of the structured elements to facilitate flow division and distribution of the stream, wherein the structured elements have a contact surface with a surface area ranging from 200 to 800,000 square meters per cubic meter of structured elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.