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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1990
Kevin Durst, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Nathan L Porter, Kaysville, UT (US);
Ross A Riches, Sandy, UT (US);
Gary L Gleavae, West Valley, UT (US);
R Brent Nielsen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bruce E Richter, Sandy, UT (US);
Dionex Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving chemical compounds carried in a high pressure effluent fluid stream from supercritical fluid extraction. The apparatus includes a heated conduit connected to supercritical fluid extraction device through which an effluent stream flows. The exit port of the heated conduit is located within the airspace of a decompression zone which is free of liquid. A liquid solvent chamber is provided in open communication with the downstream end of the decompression zone into which the effluent stream flows for the recovery of chemical compounds therein.