Patent ID: 6666909
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: B01B,B01D,B01J,B01L,C01B,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
A process of separating fluids comprising:passing a mixture of at least two fluids, comprising a first fluid and a second fluid, into a device comprising a fluid opening and at least one channel; the channel comprising an open area and a wick, wherein the first fluid is sorbed by the wick; wherein the open area is a contiguous open area adjacent the wick such that a gas can travel through the open area from the fluid opening to a gas exit; wherein a capture structure is disposed within the open area; wherein, in the wick, the first fluid is a liquid that travels to a liquid exit; and wherein the first fluid exits the device through the liquid exit; wherein the second fluid is a gas that passes through the open area to a gas exit, and wherein the gas exits the device through the gas exit.