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US 8,632,623 B2Granted
Aerogel-based filtration of gas phase systems
AssigneeNew Jersey Institute of Technology
InventorsRobert Pferrer, Jose A. Quevedo
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Abstract
A purification method comprises directing a system having a gas phase component and a contaminant through a filter including an aerogel material, e.g., hydrophobic silica-based aerogel particles. A filter for purifying a gas phase system comprises an aerogel material in an amount sufficient to remove at least a portion of a contaminant present in the gas phase system. In preferred examples, the filter is a fluidized bed. In further examples, the filter is a packed bed.
Claims16
A purification method comprising:
- directing a system containing a gas phase component and a contaminant including liquid droplets having a droplet size of 1 micron or less through a filter which includes an aerogel material, thereby removing at least a portion of the contaminant, wherein said liquid droplets are removed with a collection efficiency, % E, of at least 95%, wherein the filter is a fluidized bed device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.