Thomas C Bono

Title: Thomas C. Bono and the Cascade Acid Gas Removal Process.

Introduction

Thomas C. Bono is an inventor associated with Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. His listed patent concerns an improved process for removing acid gases from a gas stream.

Latest Patents

Bono is credited with 1 patent, titled “Cascade Acid Gas Removal Process.” The invention improves a process in which a feed gas is cooled and contacted with a liquid absorbent in an absorber tower. The spent absorbent is regenerated through distillation, which strips out dissolved acid gases, and the regenerated absorbent is returned to the tower.

The improvement adds a second absorber operating at a higher pressure than the first. Acid-gas-lean product gas is compressed and cooled, then contacted countercurrently with regenerated liquid absorbent in the second absorber. This produces a product with reduced carbon dioxide and essentially no sulfur-containing compounds. The partially spent absorbent from the second absorber is then used to contact the feed gas in the original absorber tower.

Career Highlights

The available information associates Bono with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and identifies his work on gas treatment technology. The patent describes a staged absorption approach intended to further reduce sulfur-containing compounds and carbon dioxide in a product gas.

Collaborations

William P. Hegarty is identified as Bono’s coworker. The provided information does not specify his role in developing or patenting the process.

Conclusion

Thomas C. Bono’s listed patent presents a higher-pressure, second-stage absorption method for improving acid gas removal and producing a cleaner gas stream.