Patent classifications
B01D53/0431
REGENERATIVE SEPARATING DEVICE FOR SEPARATING IMPURITIES FROM AN AIRFLOW
An improved regenerative separating device for separating impurities from an airflow, in particular a process exhaust airflow, provides a better distribution of the airflow in an annular gap between a rotary separating unit including a plurality of filter blocks for adsorbing impurities from the airflow and a circumferential wall of a housing incorporating the rotary separating unit. The airflow inlet provided in the circumferential wall for introducing the airflow into the annular gap and a regeneration system for regenerating the filter blocks of the rotary separating unit by a regenerating stream passing through the filter blocks to desorb impurities adsorbed in the filter blocks are both positioned in the same circumferential sector of maximum 180 degrees.
AIR TREATMENT DEVICE
There is provided an air-treatment device including an airflow generator for generating an airflow, an adsorbent material for adsorbing one or more airborne contaminants, the adsorbent material being arranged such that at least a portion of the airflow passes through the adsorbent material, a heater arranged to heat a portion of the adsorbent material to desorb adsorbed contaminants, and a photocatalytic reactor arranged to receive air containing the contaminants desorbed from the heated portion of adsorbent material. The photocatalytic reactor includes a photo-catalyst for photocatalytic degradation of one or more of the contaminants, and one or more light sources for illuminating the photo-catalyst to facilitate photocatalytic degradation. The air-treatment device is arranged such that at least a portion of the airflow that has not passed through the heated portion of the adsorbent material contacts the one or more light sources.
Air purifier apparatus
An air purifier apparatus, comprising: a housing comprising an air intake opening to an external environment outside the housing; a plant pot disposed downstream of the air intake, configured to hold soil, and being perforated so as to enable contact between at least some air outside the plant pot and at least some of the soil inside the plant pot; an air purification filter disposed downstream of the plant pot; a fan disposed downstream of the air purification filter; an air outlet disposed downstream of the fan and located in a first compartment of the housing; a dehumidifier disposed in a second compartment of the housing separate from the first compartment and configured to extract water from air interacting with the dehumidifier, the second compartment having an air exchange perforation opening to the external environment; a watering system, configured to circulate water located inside the housing to the plant pot.
Drying and filtering device
A drying and filtering device. The filtering and drying device comprises a bearing base body, an adsorption drying tube and a refrigerating tube. The bearing base body comprises an upper adsorption airflow cavity and an upper refrigerating airflow cavity located at an upper end of the bearing base body, and a lower adsorption airflow cavity and a lower refrigerating airflow cavity located at a lower end of the bearing base body. The adsorption drying tube is vertically arranged between the upper end and the lower end, and communicates with the upper adsorption airflow cavity and the lower adsorption airflow cavity. The refrigerating tube is vertically arranged between the upper end and the lower end, and communicates with the upper refrigerating airflow cavity and the lower refrigerating airflow cavity. The bearing base body further comprises an air intake guide cavity, and communicates with the refrigerating tube and the adsorption drying tube.
Modular Adsorbent Devices and Applications
An adsorbent device includes adsorbent fibers laid along or wound around a center tube. In a specific example, the adsorbent fibers are porous solid amine adsorbent fibers. A module for purifying a raw fluid includes one or more adsorbent devices that can be installed in a vessel in series or in parallel. The module can be configured for axial or cross flow operation and can be employed to purify a gas containing a contaminant such as an acid gas. In some implementations, the module is provided with one or more heating elements that can be used to release adsorbed contaminant to regenerate the adsorbent fibers.
TUBULAR FILTER THAT ABSORBS ETHYLENE OR OTHER GASES, FOR REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT CONTAINERS
The invention relates to a tubular filter that absorbs ethylene or other gases for refrigerated transport containers, formed by a cylindrical tube of plastic mesh (2) with hermetic caps (3) at both ends, which contains granules that absorb ethylene or other gases, the mesh (2) having a structural configuration formed by an inner crown (20) having a circular filament (201), and an outer crown (21) having a wing-shaped filament (211), the base thereof being wider than the distal end thereof, thereby facilitating the entry of air flow into the tube. It further comprises a support accessory (4) fixed in the container for which the filter (1) is intended, and it has an aerodynamic shape that helps to increase air flow through the filter (1) and liquid collection means.
RADIAL ADSORBER WITH RADIAL CIRCULATION OF GAS
The invention relates to a radial adsorber comprising: an adsorbent mass containing particles, a cylindrical shell ring extending along a longitudinal axis that is vertical when the adsorber is in operation, an external grid and an internal grid arranged in such a way as to be permeable to the gas and impermeable to the particles, the internal grid and external grid between them forming an annular volume housing the adsorbent mass, an internal chamber located between the vertical longitudinal axis and the internal grid, an external chamber located between the external grid and the shell ring, the internal chamber and external chamber being intended for the circulation of the gas, the external grid being formed by a plurality of wires and a plurality of supports, the supports being mounted transversely to the wires, the supports and the wires being mounted secured to one another, the wires forming a plurality of longitudinal openings for the passage of the gas, the external grid being arranged in such a way that the supports extend along the vertical longitudinal axis, and in such a way that the supports are positioned on the side of the external chamber and the wires on the side of the adsorbent mass.
CO2 capture from dilute sources
Systems and methods are provided for separation of CO.sub.2 from dilute source streams. The systems and methods for the separation can include use of contactors that correspond radial flow adsorbent modules that can allow for efficient contact of CO.sub.2-containing gas with adsorbent beds while also facilitating use of heat transfer fluids in the vicinity of the adsorbent beds to reduce or minimize temperature variations. In particular, the radial flow adsorbent beds can be alternated with regions of axial flow heat transfer conduits to provide thermal management. The radial flow structure for the adsorbent beds combined with axial flow conduits for heat transfer fluids can allow for sufficient temperature control to either a) reduce or minimize temperature variations within the adsorbent beds or b) facilitate performing the separation using temperature as a swing variable for controlling the working capacity of the adsorbent.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONCENTRATED OXYGEN TO A USER
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a portable oxygen concentrator. The portable oxygen concentrator may comprise an input configured to receive air flow, a column comprising a housing, an outer porous tube, an inner porous tube, and an inner cavity, and an output configured to release oxygen to a user. The inner porous tube comprises an adsorbent bed comprising a plurality of zeolites, and the column is configured to channel air radially through and across the outer porous tube, through and across the adsorbent bed in the inner porous tube, into the inner cavity of the column, and through the output. When the air flow contacts the adsorbent bed, oxygen is released.
System and method for improving the performance and lowering the cost of atmospheric carbon dioxide removal by direct air capture
Systems and methods for an atmospheric carbon dioxide removal system that includes a plurality of carbon capture containers, a plurality of fans, an air diverter, and a velocity stack. Each of the carbon capture containers has an outwardly facing side and an inwardly facing side with the inwardly facing side facing an enclosed space. The fans are disposed adjacent to the carbon capture containers. The fans are arranged to move air through the carbon capture containers in a first direction from the outwardly facing side into the enclosed space. The air diverter is disposed within the enclosed space and receives the air flowing in the first direction and redirects the air to flow in a second direction that is angled upwardly from the first direction. The velocity stack is disposed on top of the enclosed space and is configured to accelerate the flow of the air in the second direction.