Separation of components from a fluid by solids production
Abstract
A method for separating components from a fluid is disclosed. A cooling element is provided and is disposed in contact with a distal side of one or more thermally-conductive surfaces. One or more resistive heating elements are provided and are disposed in contact with or embedded in a proximal side of the one or more thermally-conductive surfaces. A fluid comprising one or more secondary components is provided. The fluid is passed across the one or more thermally conductive surfaces, the one or more secondary components freezing, crystallizing, desublimating, depositing, condensing, or combinations thereof, out of the fluid. The one or more resistive heating elements engage such that the one or more solid secondary components detach and pass out the solids outlet. The one or more resistive heating elements disengage, restarting production of the one or more solid secondary components.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Hall Labs LLC, Provo, UT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1600227
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,458,704
- Application Number:
- 15/692,506
- Assignee:
- Hall Labs LLC (Provo, UT)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FE0028697
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/31/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Baxter, Larry L., Mansfield, Eric, Hoeger, Christopher, Stitt, Kyler, Chamberlain, Skyler, and Davis, Nathan. Separation of components from a fluid by solids production. United States: N. p., 2019.
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Baxter, Larry L., Mansfield, Eric, Hoeger, Christopher, Stitt, Kyler, Chamberlain, Skyler, & Davis, Nathan. Separation of components from a fluid by solids production. United States.
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"Separation of components from a fluid by solids production". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1600227.
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title = {Separation of components from a fluid by solids production},
author = {Baxter, Larry L. and Mansfield, Eric and Hoeger, Christopher and Stitt, Kyler and Chamberlain, Skyler and Davis, Nathan},
abstractNote = {A method for separating components from a fluid is disclosed. A cooling element is provided and is disposed in contact with a distal side of one or more thermally-conductive surfaces. One or more resistive heating elements are provided and are disposed in contact with or embedded in a proximal side of the one or more thermally-conductive surfaces. A fluid comprising one or more secondary components is provided. The fluid is passed across the one or more thermally conductive surfaces, the one or more secondary components freezing, crystallizing, desublimating, depositing, condensing, or combinations thereof, out of the fluid. The one or more resistive heating elements engage such that the one or more solid secondary components detach and pass out the solids outlet. The one or more resistive heating elements disengage, restarting production of the one or more solid secondary components.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2019},
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