Patent ID: 8940072
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B01D,B01J,C04B,F28D,F28F,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A parallel passage fluid contactor structure comprising one or more segments, each segment comprising: a plurality of substantially parallel fluid flow passages oriented in an axial direction; cell walls situated between each adjacent one of said fluid flow passages, each said cell wall comprising at least a first and a second cell wall surface, and additionally comprising at least one active compound, said active compound comprising at least one of an active adsorbent, absorbent or catalytic compound; and further comprising a plurality of axially continuous filaments either embedded in said cell walls or situated within said cell walls, wherein said axially continuous filaments are at least one of thermally and electrically conductive, are oriented in said axial direction, and are additionally in direct contact with said at least one active compound of said cell walls and are operable to transfer thermal energy between said at least one active material and said conductive filaments.