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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
Applicant:
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US);
Inventors:
Kunlei Liu, Lexington, KY (US);
Leland R. Widger, Lexington, KY (US);
Zhen Fan, Lexington, KY (US);
Joshuah Stolaroff, Lexington, KY (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDTION, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/40 (2006.01); B01D 53/18 (2006.01); B01D 53/78 (2006.01); B01D 53/96 (2006.01); B01D 15/30 (2006.01); B01D 15/32 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01J 19/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/1475 (2013.01); B01D 53/1493 (2013.01); B01D 53/18 (2013.01); B01J 19/32 (2013.01); B01D 15/305 (2013.01); B01D 15/327 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2325/36 (2013.01); B01D 2325/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of removing and capturing an acid gas from a fluid stream includes exposing the fluid stream to an aqueous scrubbing solution in the presence of a packing element including alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic features or zones. A related apparatus is also disclosed.