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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Dennis Leppin, Chicago, IL (US);
Alwarappa Sivaraman, Sugarland, TX (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Leppin, Chicago, IL (US);
Alwarappa Sivaraman, Sugarland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D053/34 ; C01B031/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for separation of carbon dioxide and methane in which a gas mixture comprising carbon dioxide and methane is brought into contact with a methane hydrate solid material disposed in a reactor vessel, whereby the methane hydrate is displaced by carbon dioxide hydrate, thereby freeing the methane, which is then removed from the reactor vessel.