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公开(公告)号:US11998872B2
公开(公告)日:2024-06-04
申请号:US17498890
申请日:2021-10-12
发明人: Donald E. Henry
CPC分类号: B01D53/226 , B01D53/227 , C10L3/104 , C12M47/18 , B01D2256/245 , B01D2257/504 , B01D2258/05
摘要: A biogas upgrading system can include a multiple stage membrane system that is configured to remove oxygen so that the biogas is upgraded to have a higher concentration of methane, a pre-selected oxygen (O2) concentration (e.g. less than or equal to 0.2 mol %, etc.), and a pre-selected carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration (e.g. less than or equal to 5 mol %, etc.). The membrane system can be configured to reject O2 by utilizing a low CO2/O2 selectivity that is within a pre-determined range (e.g. less than 5 or less than 4.5). In some embodiments, the upgraded biogas that is output from the system can be entirely made up of methane, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. In other embodiments, the biogas can be almost entirely composed of these components along with a small amount of nitrogen and a trace amount (e.g. less than or equal to 0.2%-0.1%, etc.) of other components.
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公开(公告)号:US11731076B1
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17956933
申请日:2022-09-30
CPC分类号: B01D53/226 , B01D53/227 , C07C7/005 , C07C7/144
摘要: A method for separating a raw feed gas stream using a plurality of membrane module stages. The raw feed gas stream may be from a biogas process. Off-gas from another unit process in the system, such as a temperature swing adsorption unit or liquefaction unit, may be used as a low pressure sweep gas on the low pressure side of at least one of the membrane module stages. In one example, the sweep gas is used in a first membrane module stage. In another example, a stripping membrane module stage is provided and the sweep gas is used in the stripping membrane module stage. Optionally, portions of the off-gas could be directed to other streams in the system for the purpose of balancing compressor power requirements.
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公开(公告)号:US20230233986A1
公开(公告)日:2023-07-27
申请号:US17751081
申请日:2022-05-23
发明人: Mozhgan Alimohammadi Zanjani , David Ross Graham , Donald E. Henry , Donn Michael Herron , Roger Anthony Dewing
IPC分类号: B01D53/047 , C01B32/50 , B01J20/18 , B01D53/22
CPC分类号: B01D53/0476 , B01D53/229 , B01J20/18 , C01B32/50 , B01D2253/108 , B01D2257/504 , B01D2259/404 , B01D2259/4062 , C01B2210/0018
摘要: A process for separating carbon dioxide from a feed gas comprising carbon dioxide may comprise compressing the feed gas in a feed gas compressor to produce a compressed feed gas. The process may also comprise separating the compressed feed gas by an adsorption process comprising: using a plurality of adsorbent beds to produce a carbon dioxide-enriched product stream and a carbon dioxide-depleted stream, and a blowdown step. A blowdown gas may be removed from the adsorbent bed. The process may also comprise compressing the blowdown gas in the feed gas compressor and combining the blowdown gas with the compressed feed gas.
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公开(公告)号:US20230114525A1
公开(公告)日:2023-04-13
申请号:US17498890
申请日:2021-10-12
发明人: Donald E. Henry
摘要: A biogas upgrading system can include a multiple stage membrane system that is configured to remove oxygen so that the biogas is upgraded to have a higher concentration of methane, a pre-selected oxygen (O2) concentration (e.g. less than or equal to 0.2 mol %, etc.), and a pre-selected carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration (e.g. less than or equal to 5 mol %, etc.). The membrane system can be configured to reject O2 by utilizing a low CO2/O2 selectivity that is within a pre-determined range (e.g. less than 5 or less than 4.5). In some embodiments, the upgraded biogas that is output from the system can be entirely made up of methane, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. In other embodiments, the biogas can be almost entirely composed of these components along with a small amount of nitrogen and a trace amount (e.g. less than or equal to 0.2%-0.1%, etc.) of other components.
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公开(公告)号:US11285434B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-29
申请号:US16834270
申请日:2020-03-30
发明人: Donald E. Henry
摘要: A method for separating a raw feed gas stream using a plurality of membrane separation stages includes separating a pressurized feed gas stream into a first nonpermeate stream and a first permeate stream, compressing the first permeate stream to form a compressed first permeate stream, separating the compressed first permeate stream into a second nonpermeate stream and a second permeate stream, separating the second permeate stream into a third nonpermeate stream and a third permeate stream, combining the third nonpermeate stream with a raw feed gas stream to form a combined feed stream, compressing the combined feed stream to form a compressed combined feed stream, and combining the second nonpermeate stream with the compressed combined feed stream to form the pressurized feed gas stream.
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公开(公告)号:US20210299605A1
公开(公告)日:2021-09-30
申请号:US16834270
申请日:2020-03-30
发明人: Donald E. Henry
摘要: A method for separating a raw feed gas stream using a plurality of membrane separation stages includes separating a pressurized feed gas stream into a first nonpermeate stream and a first permeate stream, compressing the first permeate stream to form a compressed first permeate stream, separating the compressed first permeate stream into a second nonpermeate stream and a second permeate stream, separating the second permeate stream into a third nonpermeate stream and a third permeate stream, combining the third nonpermeate stream with a raw feed gas stream to form a combined feed stream, compressing the combined feed stream to form a compressed combined feed stream, and combining the second nonpermeate stream with the compressed combined feed stream to form the pressurized feed gas stream.
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公开(公告)号:US10478770B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-19
申请号:US15850646
申请日:2017-12-21
发明人: Cory E. Sanderson , Jason Michael Ploeger , Jin Cao , Donald E. Henry , Edward Landis Weist, Jr. , Jeffrey Raymond Hufton , Paul Anthony Novosat
IPC分类号: B01D53/04 , B01D53/047 , B01D53/22 , B01F3/02 , B01F15/00 , F25J3/02 , C01B23/00 , B01D53/053
摘要: Process and apparatus for producing helium, neon, or argon product gas using an adsorption separation unit having minimal dead end volumes. A second separation unit receives a stream enriched in helium, neon, or argon, and a stream is recycled from the second separation unit back to the adsorption separation unit in a controlled manner to maintain the concentration of the helium, neon, or argon in the feed to the separation unit within a targeted range.
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公开(公告)号:US20190193018A1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-27
申请号:US15850646
申请日:2017-12-21
发明人: Cory E. Sanderson , Jason Michael Ploeger , Jin Cao , Donald E. Henry , Edward Landis Weist, JR. , Jeffrey Raymond Hufton , Paul Anthony Novosat
IPC分类号: B01D53/047 , B01D53/053 , B01D53/22 , B01F3/02 , B01F15/00 , F25J3/02 , C01B23/00
CPC分类号: B01D53/0476 , B01D53/0407 , B01D53/0446 , B01D53/047 , B01D53/053 , B01D53/226 , B01D53/229 , B01D2253/102 , B01D2256/18 , B01D2257/11 , B01D2259/40001 , B01D2259/40022 , B01D2259/4061 , B01D2259/416 , B01F3/02 , B01F15/00422 , C01B23/0052 , C01B2210/0014 , C01B2210/0031 , C01B2210/0032 , F25J3/0295 , F25J2205/64 , F25J2210/58 , F25J2280/50
摘要: Process and apparatus for producing helium, neon, or argon product gas using an adsorption separation unit having minimal dead end volumes. A second separation unit receives a stream enriched in helium, neon, or argon, and a stream is recycled from the second separation unit back to the adsorption separation unit in a controlled manner to maintain the concentration of the helium, neon, or argon in the feed to the separation unit within a targeted range.
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