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Apparatus for the separation of hydrogen sulfide from gas mixture including carbon dioxide
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1975-07-28
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Granted: 1978-05-16
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Expires: 1995-07-28
Abstract
Abstract Hydrogen sulfide is removed from a mixture of gases including carbon dioxide by passing the mixture over an assembly comprising a pair of immobilized liquid membranes of carbonate/bicarbonate solution separated by a gas permeable barrier of hydrophobic microporous material. Because hydrogen sulfide transport through the membranes is diffusion limited while carbon dioxide transport therethrough is reaction rate limited, the assembly exhibits reduced permeability to carbon dioxide and essentially unchanged high permeability to hydrogen sulfide compared to a single immobilized liquid membrane of thickness equal to total thickness of the membranes in the assembly. Hydrogen sulfide thus passes through the assembly more selectively than carbon dioxide.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Ward, III
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 22:09
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/22; B01D53/229; B01D53/228; B01D61/00; B01D61/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
Apparatus for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide from a mixture of gases including carbon dioxide, comprising: first and second immobilized liquid membranes, each of said membranes being reversibly chemically reactive with hydrogen sulfide; a hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said first and second immobilized liquid membranes; means for conducting a flow of said mixture of gases along a surface of said first immobilized liquid membrane; and means for removing gases emerging from said second immobilized liquid membrane.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
Apparatus for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide from a mixture of gases including carbon dioxide, comprising: first and second immobilized liquid membranes, each of said membranes being reversibly chemically reactive with hydrogen sulfide; a hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said first and second immobilized liquid membranes; means for conducting a flow of said mixture of gases along a surface of said first immobilized liquid membrane; and means for removing gases emerging from said second immobilized liquid membrane.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein each of said liquid membranes comprises an immobilized film of carbonate/bicarbonate solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide from a mixture of gases including carbon dioxide, comprising: first, second and third inmobilized liquid membranes, each of said membranes being reversibly chemically reactive with hydrogen sulfide; a first hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said first and second immobilized liquid membranes; a second hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said second and third immobilized liquid membranes; means for conducting a flow of said mixture of gases along a surface of said first immobilized liquid membrane; and means for removing gases emerging from said third immobilized liquid membrane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide from a mixture of gases including carbon dioxide, comprising: first, second and third inmobilized liquid membranes, each of said membranes being reversibly chemically reactive with hydrogen sulfide; a first hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said first and second immobilized liquid membranes; a second hydrophobic, porous, gas-permeable barrier situated between, and in contact with, each of said second and third immobilized liquid membranes; means for conducting a flow of said mixture of gases along a surface of said first immobilized liquid membrane; and means for removing gases emerging from said third immobilized liquid membrane.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 3 wherein each of said membranes comprises an immobilized liquid film of carbonate/bicarbonate solution.
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