US 12,186,699 B1
Cryogen chamber with adsorber
Chris Salvino, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Andrew Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Assigned to LUNAR HELIUM-3 MINING, LLC, Scottsdale, AZ (US)
Filed by Chris Salvino, Scottsdale, AZ (US); and Andrew Dummer, Chapel Hill, NC (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/766,818.
Int. Cl. E21C 51/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/04 (2006.01); F25J 1/02 (2006.01); F25J 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 53/002 (2013.01) [B01D 53/0415 (2013.01); F25J 1/02 (2013.01); F25J 3/029 (2013.01); B01D 2253/102 (2013.01); B01D 2257/104 (2013.01); B01D 2257/108 (2013.01); B01D 2257/11 (2013.01); E21C 51/00 (2013.01); F25J 2215/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gas collection system comprising:
a gas segregation chamber comprising a housing, the housing defined by housing sides that extend from a top housing surface to a rim, a first interior environment defined within the housing, the first interior environment in communication with an external environment through only the rim, the external environment defined outside of the housing;
at least one cooling plate in the gas segregation chamber, the least one cooling plate comprising a passageway configured to accommodate cryogenic fluid;
an adsorption gas capturing chamber connected to the housing, wherein the adsorption gas capturing chamber comprises a second interior environment that is in communication with the first interior environment via a connecting port; and
a carbon adsorber in the second interior environment.