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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Merichem Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Bruce Gomach, League City, TX (US);
John Jagger, Friendswood, TX (US);
Baisheng Zou, Pearland, TX (US);
James McGehee, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Merichem Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 14/00 (2006.01); B01D 11/04 (2006.01); C10G 17/04 (2006.01); C10G 32/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 17/04 (2013.01); B01D 11/0415 (2013.01); B01J 14/005 (2013.01); C10G 32/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method may include: introducing a fluid comprising a first immiscible phase and a second immiscible phase into a contacting vessel comprising multiple contact stages: flowing the fluid through a first fiber bundle disposed in the contacting vessel; separating at least a portion of the first immiscible phase from the second immiscible phase; and flowing the separated portion of the first immiscible phase through a second fiber bundle disposed in the contacting vessel.