Gas capture system
AssigneeKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology
InventorsDeoras Mukund Prabhudharwadkar, William Lafayette Roberts, Christopher Brian Wagstaff
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Abstract
A wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor device is disclosed comprising a plurality of wires, a first support structure configured to retain the plurality of wires, and a liquid distribution system for receiving and distributing a liquid to the plurality of wires. The diameter of the plurality of wires is approximately 2 mm or less, wherein a pitch of the plurality of wires is less than 4.0 mm.
Claims25
A wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor device comprising:
- a plurality of wires;
- a first support structure configured to retain the plurality of wires;
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- a liquid distribution system for receiving and distributing a liquid to the plurality of wires,
- wherein the diameter of each of the plurality of wires is approximately 2 mm or less,
- wherein a pitch of the plurality of wires is less than 4.0 mm.
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A wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor device comprising:
- a plurality of wires;
- a first support structure configured to retain the plurality of wires at one end in a fixed position;
- a second support structure configured to retain another end of the plurality of wires in a fixed position;
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- a liquid distribution system for receiving and distributing a liquid to the plurality of wires,
- wherein the diameter of each of the plurality of wires is approximately 2 mm or less,
- wherein a pitch of the plurality of wires is less than 4.0 mm.
A gas capture system for capturing a species in exhaust gas comprising:
- a pollutant source configured for providing an exhaust gas stream to the gas capture system;
- a wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor configured to receive exhaust gas from the exhaust gas stream;
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- a contact liquid distribution system configured for receiving and distributing contact liquid for removing pollutants by cooling the exhaust gas at the wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor by condensation or desublimation,
- wherein the wetted-wire liquid-gas contactor comprises:
- a plurality of wires;
- and
- a first support structure configured to retain the plurality of wires,
- wherein the diameter of the plurality of wires is approximately 2 mm or less.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.