Fluid filter separator and method
OwnerBayne Carewinventor
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Abstract
A filter separator and method, including an annular microfilter and a separation chamber within the microfilter including a plurality of mixing blades circulating fluid upwardly and downward within the chamber. When the apparatus is used to purify syngas, adherent metal oxide particles are circulated in the chamber to adsorb waste oxides. The apparatus is purged by injecting hot CO2 free gas into the chamber through the filter and the filter pores may be expanded during purging.
Claims15
A gas separator filter, comprising:
- a gas inlet receiving gas and waste particulates;
- an annular filtration chamber receiving gas and suspended waste particulates from said gas inlet;
- an annular microfilter defining an inner wall of said annular filtration chamber filtering particulates from the gas;
- a gas separation chamber located within said annular microfilter receiving filtered gas from said annular microfilter including fine gas adsorbent metal oxide particles and a plurality of radial mixing blades continuously circulating said fine adsorbent particles and filtered gas vertically upwardly and downwardly, said metal oxide particles adsorbing and removing waste gases from the filtered gas;
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- a gas outlet removing filtered selected gas from said gas separation chamber.
A gas separator filter apparatus for purifying syngas containing carbon monoxide, hydrogen, oxides of sulfur, nitrogen or carbon and suspended waste particulates, comprising:
- a gas inlet receiving syngas, waste gas and particulates;
- an annular filtration chamber receiving syngas, waste gas and particulates from said gas inlet;
- an annular microfilter defining an inner wall of said annular filtration chamber filtering particulates from the gas;
- a gas separation chamber located within said annular microfilter receiving filtered gas from said annular microfilter, said gas separation chamber including fine particles of an adsorbent metal oxide and a circulator circulating gas and fine particles of metallic oxide upwardly and downwardly within said gas separation chamber, wherein said particles of metal oxide adsorb gases containing sulfur and nitrogen compounds;
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- a gas outlet removing filtered and purified syngas from said gas separation chamber.
A fluid separator filter, comprising:
- a fluid inlet receiving fluid and waste particulates;
- an annular filtration chamber receiving fluid and waste gas particulates from said fluid inlet;
- an annular microfilter defining an inner wall of said annular filtration chamber filtering particulates from the fluid;
- a fluid separation chamber located within said annular microfilter receiving filtered fluid from said annular microfilter including fine adsorbent particles and a plurality of radial mixing blades continuously circulating said fine adsorbent particles and filtered fluid vertically upwardly and downwardly, said adsorbent particles adsorbing and removing waste fluid from the filtered fluid;
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- a fluid outlet removing filtered selected fluid from said fluid separation chamber.
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