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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2005
Michael Jerome Holmes, Thompson, ND (US);
Theodore R. Ohrn, Alliance, OH (US);
Christopher Ming-poh Chen, Allentown, PA (US);
Michael Jerome Holmes, Thompson, ND (US);
Theodore R. Ohrn, Alliance, OH (US);
Christopher Ming-Poh Chen, Allentown, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
SOFCO-EFS Holdings LLC, Alliance, OH (US);
Abstract
An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an inlet adapted to introduce gas into the interior of the vessel, an outlet adapted to withdraw gas from the interior of the vessel, and an axis; (b) a plurality of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide ceramic material and having an interior region and an exterior region; and (c) one or more gas flow control partitions disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and adapted to change a direction of gas flow within the vessel.