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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Jose G. Santiesteban, Legal Representative, Hellertown, PA (US);
Zheng NI, Clinton, NJ (US);
Charanjit S. Paur, South Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Pavel Kortunov, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Zengel, Clinton, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
Sebastian C. Reyes, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Jose G. Santiesteban, legal representative, Hellertown, PA (US);
Zheng Ni, Clinton, NJ (US);
Charanjit S. Paur, South Bound Brook, NJ (US);
Pavel Kortunov, Flemington, NJ (US);
John Zengel, Clinton, NJ (US);
Harry W. Deckman, Clinton, NJ (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the selective separation of carbon dioxide ('CO') from methane ('CH') in streams containing both carbon dioxide and methane utilizing a zeolitic imidazolate framework (“ZIF”) material. Preferably, the stream to be separated is fed to the present process in a substantially gaseous phase. In preferred embodiments, the current invention is utilized in a process to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas streams preferably for sequestration of at least a portion of the carbon dioxide present in the natural gas.