US 12,280,331 B2
Low residence time gas separator
Mayur Sathe, Skokie, IL (US); Robert John Conrado, Washington, DC (US); Joss Anton Coombes, Chicago, IL (US); Gregory Joseph Morin, Chicago, IL (US); Brian Nelson Horton, Vidalia, GA (US); and Curtis Paul Studebaker, Edmonton (CA)
Assigned to LanzaTech, Inc., Skokie, IL (US)
Filed by LanzaTech, Inc., Skokie, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/661,523.
Prior Publication US 2023/0347286 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B01D 53/78 (2006.01); B01D 53/26 (2006.01)
CPC B01D 53/78 (2013.01) [B01D 53/26 (2013.01); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01); B01D 2258/05 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of separating gas from a liquid comprising:
feeding a fluid comprising liquid and gas into at least one inlet of a separator vessel;
channeling the fluid from the inlet into a fluid distributor positioned within the separator vessel;
directing the fluid within the fluid distributor and uniformly irrigating, through orifices in the fluid distributor, a plurality of inclined plates positioned within the separator vessel and along a length of the fluid distributor;
allowing the gas to rise against the plurality of inclined plates;
draining the liquid through at least one liquid outlet; and
removing the gas through at least one gas outlet.