Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

J. Ray Mcdermott, S.a.

Sofco-efs Holdings LLC

Theodore R Ohrn

Michael Francis Carolan

Shankar Nataraj

Merrill Anderson Wilson

Kurt E Kneidel

VanEric Edward Stein

Phillip Andrew Armstrong

Harold W Wahle

Keith Gerard Rackers

Christopher M Chen

James Erik Blake

Rene Hendrik Elias Van Doorn

Michael Jerome Holmes

Leland Harris Taylor, Jr

Christopher Ming-Poh Chen

Vaneric Edward Stein

Rene Hendrik Van Doorn

An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an exterior, an inlet, and an outlet; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region, wherein any inlet and any outlet of the pressure vessel are in flow communication with exterior regions of the membrane modules; and (c) one or more gas manifolds in flow communication with interior regions of the membrane modules and with the exterior of the pressure vessel. The ion transport membrane system may be utilized in a gas separation device to recover oxygen from an oxygen-containing gas or as an oxidation reactor to oxidize compounds in a feed gas stream by oxygen permeated through the mixed metal oxide ceramic material of the membrane modules.

Ion transport membrane module and vessel system

An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an inlet adapted to introduce gas into the interior of the vessel, an outlet adapted to withdraw gas from the interior of the vessel, and an axis; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region; and (c) one or more gas flow control partitions disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and adapted to change a direction of gas flow within the vessel.

Ion transport membrane module and vessel system with directed internal gas flow

An internally insulated, corrosion resistant pipeline. An inner fluid barrier is formed preferably by a polymer liner. The outer pipe may be a steel pipe. The liner is provided with a plurality of passages or an open annulus. The passages in the liner or annulus between the pipe and liner are filled with an insulation material.

Internally insulated, corrosion resistant pipeline

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Alliance, OH, United States of America

Theodore R Ohrn