Separation of a target substance from a fluid or mixture using encapsulated sorbents

Patent · 14 September 2021

OSTI ID:1840431

Aines, Roger D.; Spadaccini, Christopher M.; Stolaroff, Joshuah K.; Bourcier, William L.; Lewis, Jennifer A.; Duoss, Eric B.; Vericella, John J.

Method and apparatus for separating a target substance from a fluid or mixture. Capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are provided. The coating is permeable to the target substance. The capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are exposed to the fluid or mixture. The target substance migrates through the coating and is taken up by the stripping solvents. The target substance is separated from the fluid or mixture by driving off the target substance from the capsules.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-07NA27344
• Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA); The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
• Patent Number(s): 11,117,091
• Application Number: 16/036,411
• OSTI ID: 1840431
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English