Membrane loop process for separating carbon dioxide for use in gaseous form from flue gas
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01D-061/00
B01D-061/58
B01D-053/22
B01D-053/04
F23J-015/02
F23L-007/00
F23J-015/00
B01D-053/62
출원번호
US-0123364
(2010-09-13)
등록번호
US-8852319
(2014-10-07)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2010/002479
(2010-09-13)
§371/§102 date
20110408
(20110408)
국제공개번호
WO2012/036650
(2012-03-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Wijmans, Johannes G.
Baker, Richard W.
Merkel, Timothy C.
출원인 / 주소
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Bean, K.
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초록▼
The invention is a process involving membrane-based gas separation for separating and recovering carbon dioxide emissions from combustion processes in partially concentrated form, and then transporting the carbon dioxide and using or storing it in a confined manner without concentrating it to high p
The invention is a process involving membrane-based gas separation for separating and recovering carbon dioxide emissions from combustion processes in partially concentrated form, and then transporting the carbon dioxide and using or storing it in a confined manner without concentrating it to high purity. The process of the invention involves building up the concentration of carbon dioxide in a gas flow loop between the combustion step and a membrane separation step. A portion of the carbon dioxide-enriched gas can then be withdrawn from this loop and transported, without the need to liquefy the gas or otherwise create a high-purity stream, to a destination where it is used or confined, preferably in an environmentally benign manner.
대표청구항▼
1. A membrane process for treating flue gas, comprising: (a) performing a combustion step by combusting a mixture of a fuel and air, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen, thereby creating an exhaust stream comprising carbon dioxide and nitrogen;(b) splitting the exhaust stream into a first portion and a s
1. A membrane process for treating flue gas, comprising: (a) performing a combustion step by combusting a mixture of a fuel and air, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen, thereby creating an exhaust stream comprising carbon dioxide and nitrogen;(b) splitting the exhaust stream into a first portion and a second portion without adjusting the composition of either portion;(c) providing a membrane having a feed side and a permeate side, and being selectively permeable to carbon dioxide over nitrogen and to carbon dioxide over oxygen;(d) performing a membrane separation step, comprising, (i) passing a first portion of the exhaust stream across the feed side,(ii) passing air, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen as a sweep stream across the permeate side,(iii) withdrawing from the feed side a carbon dioxide-depleted vent stream, and(iv) withdrawing from the permeate side a permeate stream comprising oxygen and carbon dioxide;(e) passing at least a portion of the permeate stream to step (a) as at least part of the air, oxygen-enriched air, or oxygen used in step (a), thereby forming a gas-flow loop between the combustion step and the membrane separation step;(f) withdrawing a second portion of the exhaust stream from a point in the gas flow loop downstream of the combustion step and upstream of the membrane separation step; and(g) passing the second portion as a feed stream to a photosynthesis operation. 2. The process of claim 1, wherein the second portion comprises at least 20 vol% CO2. 3. The process of claim 2, wherein the second portion comprises less than 60 vol% CO2. 4. The process of claim 2, wherein the second portion comprises at least 30 vol% CO2. 5. The process of claim 4, wherein the second portion comprises at least 40 vol% CO2. 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the second portion comprises at least 3 vol% oxygen. 7. The process of claim 1, wherein between about 10 vol% and 50 vol% of the exhaust stream is withdrawn from the gas flow loop as the second portion. 8. The process of claim 1, wherein the first portion is compressed to a pressure of up to about 5 bar before being passed across the feed side of the membrane. 9. The process of claim 1, wherein the membrane exhibits a carbon dioxide permeance of at least 500 gpu under process operating conditions, 10. The process of claim 1, wherein the membrane exhibits a selectivity in favor of carbon dioxide over nitrogen of at least 10 under process operating conditions. 11. The process of claim 1, wherein the vent stream comprises 3 vol% carbon dioxide or less. 12. The process of clam 11, wherein the vent stream comprises 2 vol% carbon dioxide or less. 13. The process of claim 1, wherein the membrane comprises two or more membranes, and the two or more membranes are arranged in one or more modules, and wherein the one or more modules are arranged in a vertical configuration.
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