Patent ID: 7906087
Filing Date: 2011-03-15
Classification: B01D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for removing and recovering at least one selected gaseous component from a gas stream, the apparatus comprising: an absorber device configured with a plurality of sequentially adjacent sections for flowing a gas stream therethrough, said absorber device provided with an inlet at one end and an outlet at the opposing end for said gas stream; a conduit infrastructure for conveying an absorption liquid solvent system configured to remove, assimilate and accumulate therein a selected gaseous component from the gas stream, said conduit infrastructure configured to communicate with each section of said absorber device to flow said solvent system therethrough against said gas stream in a pattern selected from the group consisting of counterflowing and crossflowing, a section of said conduit infrastructure egressing from a bottom portion of each section of said absorber and ingressing into a top portion of the adjacent section of said absorber device; a first plurality of equipment interposed each section of conduit infrastructure egressing from a bottom portion of each section and ingressing into a top portion of the adjacent section of said absorber device, said plurality of equipment configured to controllably increase the temperature of said absorption liquid solvent system conveyed therein said section of the conduit infrastructure; and a second plurality of equipment configured to communicate and cooperate with the conduit infrastructure to: (a) remove and recover the absorbed and accumulated gaseous component from the liquid solvent system, (b) regenerate the absorption liquid solvent system, (c) recycle said regenerated absorption liquid solvent system back to the absorber device, and (d) controllably manipulate and adjust the temperature of said liquid solvent system during recycling back to the absorber device.