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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2012
Robert Adler, Gerasdorf, AT;
Sascha Dorner, Vienna, AT;
Georg Siebert, Vienna, AT;
Martin Stehrlein, Rust, AT;
Robert Adler, Gerasdorf, AT;
Sascha Dorner, Vienna, AT;
Georg Siebert, Vienna, AT;
Martin Stehrlein, Rust, AT;
Linde Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method and device for compressing a gas-phase medium, particularly hydrogen or natural gas, wherein the medium may have a water content up to total saturation with water and wherein the medium is compressed in a single or multiple stages in at least one liquid-filled chamber. The liquid(s) that is/are used are an ionic liquid that is not susceptible to attack by the water contained in the medium to be compressed and/or a liquid with low vapor pressure that is not susceptible to attack by the water contained in the medium to be compressed, and the compressed medium undergoes a water separation stage.