Fluid separation assembly and module

ceramic

membranes

with an elongated,

tubular

such

can be

cast as wet films

Patents

fixed or attached

Humidifying

exhaust,

or can be connected

to one or more

burners

of

Supplementary

configuration turbine

membranes

Applicant: ABB AB, Sweden This

invention

relates

to

a

method

humidifying

membranes

in a polymer

membrane

fuel

assembly.

periodically

exposing

an aqueous also

cell

relates

to

a system

membrane

system source

the

a

membrane

It

controlled

plurality

of

The

polymer

cells that are coupled

to a

of aqueous

phase for the humidification

There

for reactant

process.

are inlets

enter the reaction a plurality aqueous

phase

cells.

control

compartments

of valves that

and reactants,

A control

the valves

according

gases to

of the cells, and

control

the inflow

respectively,

unit

of into

is programmed

to

(opening

and closing

them

to a predetermined

algorithm)

such

that the supply

of aqueous

phase will be in the

form of pulses. Inventors: B. Nygren,

M. Rissanen,

S. Backa,

F.

200 1

subject

of

this

the

containing B(OH),

Germany

invention

groups,

which

contains

amino

groups,

is

membrane

composition: -SO,H-,

products

that

novel has

a polymer

-PO,H,-,

acid

-COOH-

and a polymer primary,

a which

or

base (optional),

membrane

Applicant: Liquitek

Corp,

An apparatus

and

system

electrodialysis

membrane The

stage

Also included

been obtained reaction

of

or metal

by the hydrolysis one

elemental

organometallic membrane alkaline also

includes

an apparatus

and separating

or neutral

relates

membranes

to

and/or

electrolytes.

methods

and

to

for the

The

acidic,

invention such

uses

deionizing

improved

purification

oxygen been

0

from a heated developed.

E.

Inc, USA

and method

for separating

oxygen-containing

It employs

gas has

oxygen-selective

ethylene

Schmidt,

J. Schmidt,

patent. are

polymers

aryl sulphonate

polymer,

by dissolving

and optionally

aryl sulphonate,

of the

of the

membrane defines pores

changeable

membrane

and body

layer

result of the expansion-temperature the membrane

of as a

sensitivity

of

material. K.-F. Staab 2001

assembly and

separation

permeable membrane membrane diffusion

with the

Schmidt,

E.

Inc, USA

assembly (adjacent

membrane), supports

the

barrier.

boride,

silicide,

groups

of multiple

one

carbide

fluid

fluid

permeable

an intermetallic

may be a thin film

of a nitride, and aluminide.

fluid

separation

can be used in a module from a gas mixture

the

the wire mesh

with

The barrier

at least

as

and a wire

to

wherein

and is coated

containing

is described

membrane

containing

oxide, Several

assemblies

to separate

hydrogen

hydrogen.

Patent number: WO 01/83086

2001

Publication date: 8 November

sulphonated

is made

a

of the membrane

Inventors: C.B. Frost, B.R. Krueger

sulphonate which

in the

provokes

and, hence, by means (indirectly)

the temperature

down-time

M.E. Williams

and membrane

this

by means

a continuous

Germany,

Filled super-glassy matrices

are the

Sulphonated

aryl

prepared

from

polymer

solution,

an aryl sulphonate

a polymer

in a sulphonating

other

200 1

and

USA

of

body

is

heat-

so that the size of the pores can be changed

membrane

B.M.

a

any change

pores and/or

mesh

The and the

for

layer

in

expanding

that includes

a fluid permeable

used

diverting

layer consists of at least one

having

matrices

matrices

in the temperature

Applicant: ATI Properties

water,

compared

Publication date: 8 November

so that

ultrapure

minimized

body

of the support

A fluid

mixtures.

are

manner

and/or

membrane

support

for continuous

provides

Schmidt,

the

by a device

a predetermined

body)

it. The

Fluid separation module

provides

operations

that

on

from

the

of

Patent number: WO 01183379

Porous

2001

Oxygen separation separator

stack

regulate

body, it is connected

Publication date: 8 November

of liquid mixtures.

Inventors:

subject

An oxygen

liquid

efficiencies

applied

material

to

as a

of pores

Patent number: WO 01/83090

for continuous

and/or

to generate

methods

away

Inventors: J. Neubert,

removing

gaskets

mixtures,

with

the also

membranes,

for purifying

operation system

(to the support

temperature

an electrodialysis

for selectively

of treatment

R. Mcdonogh,

Technology

from

order

of supplying

energy

change

is applied

can be controlled

energy

temperature

comprising

a given number

In

the purpose

regulated of

operation

having

purified

operating

the

an operation

Applicant/Inventors: B. Schindler,

Inventor: J. Kerres

Applicant: Praxair

of water

a

(for

of ions

separating

sizes).

temperature-dependent,

by activated

of water,

Membrane

Patent number: WO 01184657 Publication date: 8 November

filtration

of ion exchange

and

pore

layer. The membrane

for

of this type.

layer

layer (having

membrane.

body

holes, and on which

separating

is

contaminants

operations

other

previous

producing various

or

and

by a re-

in aqueous

large through-flow one

for

includes

ions. The electrodialysis

membranes

for

adsorption

gaskets

contaminant

stack

contaminants);

The deionizing

stack of a plurality

of an

mixtures

liquids

for the removal liquids.

sol-gel the

relatively at least membrane

C.F.

operation

and includes

effluent

and/or

during

process,

of the membrane

membranes

and/or

has

a

Germany

relates to a composite

of a flat support

conductive

of by

organic

adsorption;

combination

oxide

which

organic

compound forming

treatment

is an elemental hydroxide,

Shah,

in liquid

system

of inorganic

deionizing

oxide,

as

ceramic

and gasket

of pretreatment

either

base groups.

used

of operation

and deionizing

groups,

or metal

It consists

USA

of components

or benzpyrazole

base

material

2001

Electrodialysis

separation

2001

membrane

The invention

combustion

be

M.M.

Publication date: 8 November

glycol and glycol/water

polymer

to produce

from

with

imidazole,

the aforementioned

membrane

Drnevich,

groups,

an additional

fabricated

Gottzmann

continuous

containing

tubes

can

Composite

Applicant: S. Neubert,

that

R.F.

to produce

WO 01/83091

to a device

Inventors:

are and

morphology.

date: 8 November

of the support

desalinating

chain;

number:

Publication

of varying

temperature

benzotriazole-pyrazole

optional)

it is possible

matrices

and

triazole,

(again

parameters,

are then

the matrices

the composition

Patent number: WO 01/83964

or tertiary

in the side chain

Patent

introduced.

oxygen-selective

secondary

pyridine

process

which

By controlling

hydrophilic

purposes.

be

turn

coagulated.

acid. The solutions from

membranes.

benzimidazoie, or the main

in

as sulphuric

of the permeated

also

ceramic

for downstream

deionizing

hybrid

following

combustor

for removing

Polymer membranes

organic/inorganic

can

by the

at a flow rate

and flow balancing

an oxygen-selective

carbon

Stuttgart,

to that

of a gas

driven

turbine.

stream

Additionally,

purge

duct

the exhaust

generator,

gas

for cooling

purge

removal

Publication date: 8 November

The

a

The

feed air may be added

purification

J. Ihonen

Applicant: UniversitZt

a power

disclosed.

Patent number: WO 01/84658 Jaouen,

between

may also be provided

in a polymer

fuel cell assembly.

comprises

electrolyte

for

them.

A

a duct.

is at least equal

oxygen

involves

to pulses of

of the membranes

electrolyte

the

the membranes

and

compressed that

electrolyte It

phase, in order to humidify

humidification

of

within

than

acid solvent

a

Assignee: Membrane

membrane

Technology

and Research

Inc, USA A membrane

and membrane

useful in gas, vapour been

developed.

separating characterized

The

layer by

separation

and liquid membrane

of

a

a

high

process

separations

polymer glass

has

comprises that

a is

transition

Membrane Technology May 2002