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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicant:
Kaaeid A. Lokhandwala, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kaaeid A. Lokhandwala, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B01D 46/00 (2006.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); B01D 63/10 (2006.01); B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01D 65/02 (2006.01); C10L 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/0004 (2013.01); B01D 2257/108 (2013.01); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 53/22 (2013.01); B01D 46/003 (2013.01); B01D 65/025 (2013.01); Y02C 10/10 (2013.01); B01D 2257/7022 (2013.01); B01D 2311/04 (2013.01); C10L 3/101 (2013.01); B01D 46/24 (2013.01); B01D 2313/20 (2013.01); B01D 46/0019 (2013.01); B01D 53/229 (2013.01); B01D 63/10 (2013.01); B01D 2257/80 (2013.01); B01D 50/00 (2013.01); B01D 2257/304 (2013.01); B01D 2313/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a membrane separation apparatus that includes an integrated filter element and a membrane element housed within a single vessel. The vessel is configured to allow liquids to be trapped and removed from the vessel, and gases to flow to and through the membrane element. The apparatus is useful in the conditioning of fuel gas to separate methane from Chydrocarbons.