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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Lalit Chordia, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jose L. Martinez, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Bhishmakumar Desai, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Andrew Kegler, Ripon, WI (US);
Inventors:
Lalit Chordia, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jose L. Martinez, Gibsonia, PA (US);
Bhishmakumar Desai, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Andrew Kegler, Ripon, WI (US);
Assignee:
Thar Technologies, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for the continuous processing and solids handling in near-critical and supercritical fluids. The present invention also allows for treatment of the starting material with the near-critical or supercritical fluid. The remaining raffinate is then continuously transferred and may be collected in a barrier fluid.