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US 8,313,709 B2Granted
Decontamination of process streams
AssigneeCrystaphase International, Inc.
InventorsJohn N. Glover, William D. Duke, Peter G. Ham
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Abstract
A method for removing contaminants from a process stream that includes the use of reticulated material to filter the process stream in a vessel located upstream of a process unit. The reticulated material can be used with other conventional filter media within the vessel.
Claims4
A process unit assembly comprising:
- (a) a non-reactive vessel located upstream of a process unit in which a contaminated process stream can be processed, the non-reactive vessel having a plurality of reticulated elements randomly packed and contained therein, the reticulated elements having a pore distribution range of about 4 to 800 pores per linear inch, thereby providing a void space between a substantial number of the reticulated elements to enhance filtration of contaminants within the contaminated process stream on a surface of the plurality of reticulated elements so that when the contaminated process stream contacts a substantial number of the plurality of reticulated elements contaminants within the contaminated process stream are substantially removed in a non-reactive manner, thereby producing a substantially decontaminated process stream;
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- (b) a process unit located downstream of the vessel for processing the substantially decontaminated process stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.