US 2022/0176310 A1Published application

High throughput direct air capture device and method of its operation

AssigneeClimeworks AG

InventorsRoger SUTER, Benjamin MEGERLE, Nicolas REPOND, Christoph GEBALD, Jan André WURZBACHER

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Abstract

Separation unit (1) for separating at least one gaseous component from a gas mixture, or arrangement of such separation units, wherein it comprises at least one circumferential wall element(s) (5), said circumferential wall element(s) defining an upstream opening (31) and an opposed downstream opening (32) of at least one cavity (3) containing at least one gas adsorption structure (4) for adsorbing said gaseous component under ambient pressure and/or temperature conditions, or an array of at least two such cavities (3), wherein the separation unit (1) comprises a pair of opposing sliding doors (12) for sealing the openings of a cavity (3) and preferably allowing for evacuating a cavity (3), and wherein the pair of opposing sliding doors (12) can be shifted in a direction essentially parallel to the plane of the respective sliding door (12) and to allow for flow through of gas mixture through the gas adsorption structure (4).

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Dependent claims

A separation unit for separating at least one gaseous component from a gas mixture containing that component,

wherein the separation unit comprises:
at least one contiguous and sealing circumferential wall element, circumferentially enclosing at least one cavity,
said at least one contiguous and sealing circumferential wall element defining an upstream opening and an opposed downstream opening of said at least one cavity,
said cavity containing at least one gas adsorption structure for adsorbing said at least one gaseous component,
wherein the separation unit further comprises a pair of opposing sliding doors for sealing the upstream opening and the downstream opening, respectively, of at least one cavity in a closed state, and
wherein each of the pair of opposing sliding doors, to open the closed cavity, is shifted in a direction essentially parallel to the plane of the respective sliding door to uncover the upstream and downstream opening, respectively and to allow for flow through of gas mixture through the gas adsorption structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.