Patent ID: 8858680
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: B01D,C01B

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing a compressible feed stream comprising a first compressible component and a second compressible component, where the first compressible component is oxygen; providing an incompressible fluid stream comprised of an incompressible fluid capable of absorbing oxygen or reversibly reacting with oxygen; mixing the compressible feed stream and the incompressible fluid stream to form a mixed stream, where the compressible feed stream is provided for mixing at a first linear velocity in a first direction and the incompressible fluid stream is provided for mixing at a second linear velocity in a second direction, the second linear velocity having a velocity component in the same direction as the first direction, where the mixed stream has an instantaneous third linear velocity in a third direction and is comprised of the second compressible component and a constituent selected from the group consisting of a mixture of the oxygen and the incompressible fluid, a chemical compound or adduct of a reversible reaction between the oxygen and the incompressible fluid, and mixtures thereof; imparting a rotational velocity to the mixed stream, where the direction of the rotational velocity is tangential or skew to the direction of the instantaneous third linear velocity of the mixed stream; and separating an incompressible fluid product stream from the mixed stream, where the incompressible fluid product stream contains at least a portion of the constituent of the mixed stream, and where the incompressible fluid product stream is separated from the mixed stream as a result of the rotational velocity imparted to the mixed stream.