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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Wei Liu, Richland, WA (US);
Nathan L. Canfield, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/22 (2006.01); B01D 71/02 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); B01D 65/02 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01); B01D 53/02 (2006.01); F24F 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 61/02 (2006.01); B01D 61/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 71/022 (2013.01); B01D 53/02 (2013.01); B01D 53/228 (2013.01); B01D 53/268 (2013.01); B01D 63/081 (2013.01); B01D 63/082 (2013.01); B01D 63/084 (2013.01); B01D 63/085 (2013.01); B01D 65/02 (2013.01); F24F 3/14 (2013.01); B01D 61/02 (2013.01); B01D 61/14 (2013.01); B01D 71/028 (2013.01); B01D 2253/108 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2311/13 (2013.01); B01D 2315/10 (2013.01); Y02C 10/10 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A membrane device and processes for fabrication and for using are disclosed. The membrane device may include a number of porous metal membranes that provide a high membrane surface area per unit volume. The membrane device provides various operation modes that enhance throughput and selectivity for mass exchange, mass transfer, separation, and/or filtration applications between feed flow streams and permeate flow streams.