Device for drying compressed gas having at least two vessels containing a regenerable drying agent and an controllable valve system with a first valve block and a second valve block. The device is further provided with a first regeneration line with heating means and a second regeneration line for discharging saturated regeneration gas. The regeneration lines are connected to a different valve block, wherein in the first regeneration line between a blow-off opening or blower and the heating means an additional vessel with a regenerable drying agent is incorporated.

The present invention relates to a drying apparatus capable of regenerating an adsorbent used for drying using microwaves. The drying apparatus of the present invention is formed to include a microwave irradiation means configured to irradiate microwaves to the adsorbent in a plurality of reaction towers in which the adsorbent adsorbing moisture or carbon dioxide is embedded, and when regenerating the adsorbent, directly heats the adsorbent using microwaves, thereby shortening a heating time and securing a sufficient cooling time, resulting in the effect of reducing the amount of dry air consumed for cooling and further increasing the drying efficiency.

A process is disclosed for the removal of hydrogen sulfide (H.sub.2S) from natural. This process provides for passing a natural gas feedstream comprising H.sub.2S though a regenerable adsorbent media which adsorbs H.sub.2S to provide an H.sub.2S-lean natural gas product and H.sub.2S. The regenerable adsorbent media of the present invention is a tertiary amine functionalized cross-linked macroporous polymeric adsorbent media.

This disclosure includes systems and methods for extracting water vapor from atmospheric air and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, systems and methods for optimizing liquid water production from air, in some instances, taking into account diurnal variations. The systems comprise an adsorption zone an a desorption zone, an actuator to move a desiccant between the adsorption zone and the desorption zone. The liquid water production is optimized based, at least in part, on measurements of one or more of: an ambient air temperature, ambient air relative humidity, and a level of solar insolation.

Method for separating gaseous carbon dioxide from air, in particular from ambient atmospheric air (1), by cyclic adsorption/desorption using a sorbent material (3), wherein said sorbent material (3) is a solid inorganic or organic, non-polymeric or polymeric support material functionalized on the surface with amino functionalities capable of reversibly binding carbon dioxide, with a specific BET surface area, preferably measured by nitrogen adsorption, in the range of 1-20 m2/g.

Method for drying compressed gas by means of a drying device with an inlet and an outlet including at least two vessels filled with a regenerable desiccant and a controllable valve system including a first and a second valve block connecting the inlet, respectively the outlet to the vessels. The valve system is being regulated such that one vessel will dry compressed gas, while the other vessel is successively regenerated and cooled. The method includes a first and a second cooling cycle. The first cooling cycle includes passing ambient air through the vessel to be cooled. The second cooling cycle includes branching off, expanding and sending dried compressed gas through the outlet to be branched off and then blowing it off through the vessel to be cooled, using either the first or the second cooling cycle, or both, depending on predetermined conditions.

Sorptive gas separators can employ contactors having various sorbents blended together. The various sorbents used to make a blended sorbent contactor can be selected for their various physical and chemical properties, which will allow operators to customize formulations and structural configurations to obtain optimum performance of sorptive gas separators using blended sorbents.

A system and method for, removing carbon dioxide from a carbon dioxide laden gas mixture, the system comprising a group of carbon dioxide removal structures moving along a closed curve track. At one location along the track is located a desorption or regeneration box, into which each capture structure passes in order to be regenerated. The majority of the CO2 removal structures are fed ambient air, or an admixture of ambient air with a minor portion of a flue gas, and exhaust CO2-lean air. At least one selected such removal structure within each group, at a location immediately preceding its entry into the capture structure, is fed a flue gas comprising at least 4% CO2 by volume. A method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is provided utilizing a system operating in the same manner as the preceding system.

A method for treating waste gases containing low-concentration volatile organic compounds (VOCs) based on combination of adsorption and in-situ temperature-varying catalytic ozonation, relating to treatment of organic waste gases. In the method, a VOCs-containing waste gas is fed to an adsorption bed for enrichment, which includes a low-temperature regeneration process and a high-temperature regeneration process. A catalyst with high adsorption capacity and catalytic activity is loaded on the adsorption bed.

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.