Method of Obtaining Carbon Dioxide From Carbon Dioxide-Containing Gas Mixture
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1. A method of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO2-containing gas mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a CO2-containing gas mixture;
cooling the gas mixture;
flowing the cooled gas mixture into a gas separation membrane module made of a polymeric material to produce a carbon dioxide-rich stream and a carbon dioxide-lean stream, wherein the polymeric material has a CO2 solubility at 35°
C. and 10 bar pressure of >
0.03 [(cm3 of CO2 at STP)/(cm3 of polymeric material)(cmHg)] and a glass transition temperature of >
210°
C.;
compressing the carbon dioxide-rich stream;
at least partially condensing the compressed carbon dioxide-rich stream through cooling; and
subjecting the cooled, compressed carbon dioxide-rich stream to cryogenic phase separation to produce a CO2 rich liquid and a CO2 lean vapor stream.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO2-containing gas mixture. The methods combine the benefits of gas membrane separation with cryogenic temperatures.
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1. A method of obtaining carbon dioxide from a CO2-containing gas mixture, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a CO2-containing gas mixture; cooling the gas mixture; flowing the cooled gas mixture into a gas separation membrane module made of a polymeric material to produce a carbon dioxide-rich stream and a carbon dioxide-lean stream, wherein the polymeric material has a CO2 solubility at 35°
C. and 10 bar pressure of >
0.03 [(cm3 of CO2 at STP)/(cm3 of polymeric material)(cmHg)] and a glass transition temperature of >
210°
C.;compressing the carbon dioxide-rich stream; at least partially condensing the compressed carbon dioxide-rich stream through cooling; and subjecting the cooled, compressed carbon dioxide-rich stream to cryogenic phase separation to produce a CO2 rich liquid and a CO2 lean vapor stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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- 3. The method of claim wherein the polymeric material is a polyimide polymer or copolymer having repeating units of formula (I):
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