Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Leigh Thomas Wardhaugh

Paul Feron

Ashleigh Jane Cousins

Donald Ross Chase

Edward Anthony Garland

Christopher Baard Solnordal

A process and apparatus for stripping a gas from a gas-rich liquid. The apparatus includes a desorption unit () to desorb a gas from the gas-rich liquid to form a first product stream () including the gas and a vapor, and a second product stream () including a gas-lean liquid. The desorption unit () includes a gas-rich liquid inlet (), a first product stream outlet, and a second product stream outlet. The apparatus further includes at least one of a membrane condenser () and/or a membrane (evaporator). The membrane condenser () includes a membrane interface () permeable to the vapor through which vapor transfers from the first product stream to the gas-rich liquid stream and the membrane evaporator () includes a membrane interface () permeable to the vapor through which vapor transfers to separate a vapor portion from the second product stream (), and an outlet for a vapor reduced second product stream.

Process and apparatus for heat integrated liquid absorbent regeneration through gas desorption

A gas and liquid contacting vessel comprises a distributor apparatus. The distributor apparatus comprising at least one housing rotatable about an axis of the housing for receiving liquid. Each rotatable housing having a distributor region comprising at least one liquid outlet or arrangement of liquid outlets formed in the housing from which liquid is projected from the housing as at least one liquid sheet onto an inner wall of the vessel. A pressurised source of liquid such as via a pump for providing liquid through the liquid outlets in the distributor apparatus to project liquid from the housing at least initially, in a stream of liquid extending continuously along the length of the liquid outlet corresponding to the inner wall of the vessel, and a gas inlet communicating with the gas liquid contacting space, the gas inlet directing gas into contact with the liquid sheets projected from the outlets in the housing.

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Stockton, Australia

Leigh Thomas Wardhaugh