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Adsorber comprising annular superposed beds of adsorbent materials
Assignee: LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Filing: 1992-07-30
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2012-07-30
Abstract
Abstract The adsorber of the type comprising annular superposed beds, contains in its upper zone, a device to maintain and compress the upper bed, a flexible impervious membrane which separates the lower bed from the upper bed in its intermediate zone, and a cylindrical wall defining an internal annular duct for the lower bed in its lower zone. Application for example to the production of oxygen.
Inventors
- 👤 Michel Poteau
- 👤 Sylvie Eteve
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 20:38
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01D53/04; B01D53/0407; B01D53/0431; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/0015; B01J8/02; B01J8/04; B01J8/0403; B01J8/0446; B01J8/0461; B01J8/0469; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/104; B01D2253/106; B01D2253/108; B01D2256/00; B01D2256/12; B01D2259/00; B01D2259/40; B01D2259/414; B01D2259/4141; B01D2259/4145; B01D53/047; B01D53/0476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
Adsorber for the production or purification of a gas, comprising a vertical tubular sheath including, at a lower part thereof, an inlet for a gaseous mixture and a gas outlet, a lower annular bed of adsorbent material, an upper annular bed of adsorbent material superposed on the lower annular bed, each bed radially separating a respective external space from an internal space, the external spaces freely communicating with one another, the internal space of the lower bed being in communication with the gaseous mixture inlet and the internal space of the upper bed being in communication with the gas outlet, the sheath further including, at its upper end, a central orifice for loading the beds of absorbent material and also including means for limiting free circulation of gas between the upper ends of the external space and the internal space on both sides of the upper bed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
147 words
Adsorber for the production or purification of a gas, comprising a vertical tubular sheath including, at a lower part thereof, an inlet for a gaseous mixture and a gas outlet, a lower annular bed of adsorbent material, an upper annular bed of adsorbent material superposed on the lower annular bed, each bed radially separating a respective external space from an internal space, the external spaces freely communicating with one another, the internal space of the lower bed being in communication with the gaseous mixture inlet and the internal space of the upper bed being in communication with the gas outlet, the sheath further including, at its upper end, a central orifice for loading the beds of absorbent material and also including means for limiting free circulation of gas between the upper ends of the external space and the internal space on both sides of the upper bed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
Adsorber according to claim 1, wherein the limiting means consist of an upper conical end of the sheath defining an angle between 35° and 45° with respect to the horizontal, the upper end of the upper bed terminating at said upper conical end of the sheath.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
Adsorber according to claim 1, wherein the limiting means comprise a flexible wall on the upper end of the upper bed adapted to receive a pressure applied thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Adsorber according to claim 3, wherein pressure on the flexible wall is exerted by means of a gas under pressure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
Adsorber according to claim 3, wherein pressure is exerted on the flexible wall by means of a bed of heavy particles.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
Adsorber according to claim 1, further including an impervious flexible annular wall disposed between the lower and upper beds to separate said beds.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Adsorber according to claim 6 wherein the lower bed contains particles of alumina and the upper bed contains particles of an adsorbent material suitable for the production of oxygen gas.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
Adsorber according to claim 1, wherein the internal space of the lower bed is annular and interiorly defined by a cylindrical wall disposed in the sheath.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
Adsorber according to claim 8, wherein the cylindrical wall is eccentric with respect to the axis of the adsorber in a direction opposite the inlet of the gas mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
Adsorber according to claim 8, wherein the gas outlet is provided at the base of the sheath and communicates with the internal space of the upper bed whose upper end is closed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
Adsorber according to claim 10, wherein the internal space of the upper bed has a cross-section which increases substantially linearly towards the bottom of the sheath.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
Adsorber according to claim 8 wherein the lower bed contains particles of alumina and the upper bed contains particles of an adsorbent material suitable for the production of oxygen gas.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
Adsorber according to claim 1, wherein the lower bed has a radial thickness which is smaller than that of the upper bed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
Adsorber according to claim 1 wherein the lower bed contains particles of alumina and the upper bed contains particles of an adsorbent material suitable for the production of oxygen gas.
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