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Enclosure and apparatus for separating gas mixtures by adsorption
Assignee: LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Filing: 1991-03-01
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Granted: 1992-07-28
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Expires: 2011-03-01
Abstract
Abstract Enclosure for separating a component from a gas mixture by adsorption, of the elongated structure type including at least one granular adsorbing product and having a device for introducing and withdrawing gas to ensure a gas circulation in longitudinal direction relative to the enclosure of the elongated structure type. The enclosure is a gas bottle with closed bottom and a cylindrical lateral wall narrowing into a neck provided with an introduction-withdrawing head having a first axial duct extending into a dipping tube reaching at a short distance from the bottle bottom and a second duct opening inside the bottle at the level of the bottle neck. Use for the separation of gas mixtures, such as for the production of hydrogen.
Inventors
- 👤 Christian Diot
- 👤 Dominique Larrieu
- 👤 Alain Rivero
- 👤 Xavier Vigor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:36
CPC Classifications
F; F17; F17C; F17C11/00; F17C11/005; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D2256/00; B01D2256/16; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/10; B01D2257/102; B01D2257/50; B01D2257/502; B01D2257/504; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/402; B01D2259/45; B01D2259/4525; B01D53/0446; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/40; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
An adsorber unit for separating a gaseous component from a gaseous mixture, comprising a container of the type and configuration normally used for storing pressurized gas defining an inner space and having, at one end, an access opening to the inner space formed in an end neck portion of the container, said neck portion being of reduced transverse dimension relative to the transverse dimension of the container, a supply of adsorbent particles substantially filling said inner space, and gas distribution means secured in the access opening of said neck and including a head having a body portion engaged in the neck, said body portion having first and second communicating passages therein; a dipping tube having one end supported by the body portion, said dipping tube being narrower than and extending through said first passage into the inner space through said adsorbent particles, said second passage being in gas flow communication with said inner space through said access opening via said first passage, and said dipping tube and second passage establishing inlet and outlet structures for said adsorber unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
An adsorber unit for separating a gaseous component from a gaseous mixture, comprising a container of the type and configuration normally used for storing pressurized gas defining an inner space and having, at one end, an access opening to the inner space formed in an end neck portion of the container, said neck portion being of reduced transverse dimension relative to the transverse dimension of the container, a supply of adsorbent particles substantially filling said inner space, and gas distribution means secured in the access opening of said neck and including a head having a body portion engaged in the neck, said body portion having first and second communicating passages therein; a dipping tube having one end supported by the body portion, said dipping tube being narrower than and extending through said first passage into the inner space through said adsorbent particles, said second passage being in gas flow communication with said inner space through said access opening via said first passage, and said dipping tube and second passage establishing inlet and outlet structures for said adsorber unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The adsorber unit of claim 1, wherein said dipping tube has another end formed with a plurality of openings, each smaller than an adsorbent particle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The adsorber unit of claim 2, wherein said other end of the dipping tube has a conical shape for facile penetration within the adsorbent particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The adsorber unit of claim 3, wherein said other end of the dipping tube is formed by an end tube portion slidingly mounted on the dipping tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The adsorber unit of claim 4, wherein said inner chamber extends through the body portion and further including a fluid connection member mounted into one end of said inner chamber and to which said one end of the dipping tube is secured.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
The adsorber unit of claim 1, wherein said body portion of said head is threadedly engaged in the access opening and has an inner chamber communicating with the second passage and through which extends said one end of the dipping tube.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The adsorber unit of claim 1 wherein said first passage is concentric with and surrounds said dipping tube.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
A gas separation plant comprising at least two adsorber units according to claim 1 connected to first circuit means for a feed gas mixture and to second circuit means for delivering a separated product gas.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The plant of claim 8 comprising storage means for storing feed gas mixture, the storage means consisting of a plurality of gas containers of the type substantially identical to the adsorber unit container.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The plant of claim 8 comprising storage means for storing separated gas product, the storage means consisting of a plurality of gas containers of the type substantially identical to the adsorber unit container.
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