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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry William Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
Edward William Corcoran, Jr, Easton, PA (US);
Lothar R Czarnetzki, Leiderdorp, NL;
James Alexander McHenry, Washington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210651 ; 210653 ; 95 45 ; 95 50 ; 95 55 ; 585481 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an improvement in a separation process. When molecular sieve membranes are used in a separation process transport flux decays over time. It has been discovered that the presence of hydrogen in the feed stream, permeate stream, or feed stream when present, either alone or in combination, causes a reduction in flux decay.