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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1992
Filed:
May. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard W Baker, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jurgen Kaschemekat, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Membrane Technology & Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
55 16 ; 55 68 ; 55 71 ; 55 73 ;
Abstract
A process for removing an undesirable vapor from a pump exhaust by a membrane separation process. The process takes advantage of the pressure difference between the inlet and outlet sides of the pump to provide the driving force for membrane permeation. The process of the invention can reduce the emission of pollutants or impurities from pumps to a very low level, such as 10% or less of its previous value, with little extra expenditure of energy.