Removal of carbon dioxide from a feed stream by carbon dioxide solids separation
OwnerGerald Engdahlinventor
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Abstract
A process with few parts is provided to remove carbon dioxide from a feed stream. The solid forming property of carbon dioxide and the low vapor phase solubility of carbon dioxide at cold temperatures form the basis for the separation process. The cooled feed stream enters a separation vessel where process means are provided to produce and separate carbon dioxide solids. Carbon dioxide is removed from the vessel as a carbon dioxide rich liquid stream. Purified cold vapor is removed from the separation vessel as a product stream.
Claims7
A process for separating carbon dioxide and additional components from a multi-component precooled feed stream comprising the following steps:
- (a) directing said feed stream into a solids formation zone;
- (b) forming solids containing carbon dioxide in the presence of vapor and liquid within a confined stream device in said solids formation zone;
- (c) introducing to a vapor disengaging zone, vapor, said solids containing carbon dioxide, and a liquid from said solids formation zone;
- (d) separating a product vapor stream from said solids containing carbon dioxide and said liquid in said vapor disengaging zone;
- (e) removing said product vapor stream from said vapor disengaging zone;
- (f) collecting said solids containing carbon dioxide and said liquid in a removal zone;
- (g) providing a separation by density in said removal zone as the higher density said solids containing carbon dioxide fall within the collected said liquid;
- (h) providing a temperature gradient as the collected said solids containing carbon dioxide fall within the collected said liquid in said removal zone;
- (i) melting at least a portion of collected said solids containing carbon dioxide in said removal zone;
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- (j) withdrawing at least one stream containing a portion of liquid carbon dioxide from said removal zone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.