US 12,251,657 B2
Carbon dioxide capture system and method with mass transfer contactor
Charles Panaccione, Boulder, CO (US); Erik Everhardus Bernardus Meuleman, Boulder, CO (US); Gregory Allan Staab, Arvada, CO (US); and Nathan R. Brown, Oslo (NO)
Assigned to ION Clean Energy, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed by ION Clean Energy, Inc., Boulder, CO (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/494,205.
Application 17/494,205 is a continuation of application No. 16/478,356, granted, now 11,167,236, previously published as PCT/US2018/014259, filed on Jan. 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/462,230, filed on Feb. 22, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/447,798, filed on Jan. 18, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0023794 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. B01D 47/14 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); B01D 53/18 (2006.01); B01D 53/62 (2006.01); B01D 53/78 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 47/14 (2013.01) [B01D 53/1475 (2013.01); B01D 53/18 (2013.01); B01D 53/62 (2013.01); B01D 53/78 (2013.01); B01D 2252/204 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid contactor unit for mass transfer between fluid phases in process fluids, the fluid contactor unit comprising:
a contactor network of flow diversion barriers with flow voids for movement of the process fluids;
a plurality of heat exchange channels in the flow diversion barriers, the plurality of heat exchange channels configured to transport heat exchange fluid through the flow diversion barriers; and
at least one heat exchange feed channel configured to deliver a first feed of the heat exchange fluid to the plurality of heat exchange channels at first feed locations in the contactor network, wherein the at least one heat exchange feed channel extends in a direction of a flow axis of the process fluids,
wherein the at least one heat exchange feed channel is located in an outer region of the fluid contactor unit,
wherein the contactor network of flow diversion barriers and the plurality of heat exchange channels are located in an inner region of the fluid contactor unit, and
wherein the outer region of the fluid contactor unit extends about and along the inner region of the fluid contactor unit.