Apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases
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1. An apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a. a housing comprising at least one removable portion;
b. a reaction chamber formed within the housing;
c. a cartridge disposed in the reaction chamber, wherein the cartridge is connected to the removable portion of the housing, wherein the cartridge comprises;
(i) a gas transmitting floor comprising a sintered permeable membrane, wherein the sintered permeable membrane has a first side and a second side, and wherein the sintered permeable membrane is disposed across the reaction chamber; and
(ii) a non-gas transmitting portion connected with the gas transmitting floor, wherein a space is formed between a first portion of the housing, wherein at least a portion of the reaction chamber, the cartridge, and the space contains a lean liquid, and wherein at least a portion of the lean liquid in the reaction chamber, the first cartridge portion, and the space form a reaction zone, and wherein the lean liquid is adjacent to or covers the first side and the second side of the sintered permeable membrane;
d. an inlet in fluid communication with the space, wherein the inlet is configured to provide pressurized contaminated gas to the space;
e. a gas exit port in fluid communication with a second cartridge portion and the reaction chamber; and
f. a demister pad connected with the gas exit port.
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An apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatus can include a housing that has at least one removable portion. The apparatus can also include a reaction chamber formed within the housing. A cartridge can be disposed in the reaction chamber. The cartridge can be connected to the removable portion of the housing.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatus comprises:
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a. a housing comprising at least one removable portion; b. a reaction chamber formed within the housing; c. a cartridge disposed in the reaction chamber, wherein the cartridge is connected to the removable portion of the housing, wherein the cartridge comprises; (i) a gas transmitting floor comprising a sintered permeable membrane, wherein the sintered permeable membrane has a first side and a second side, and wherein the sintered permeable membrane is disposed across the reaction chamber; and (ii) a non-gas transmitting portion connected with the gas transmitting floor, wherein a space is formed between a first portion of the housing, wherein at least a portion of the reaction chamber, the cartridge, and the space contains a lean liquid, and wherein at least a portion of the lean liquid in the reaction chamber, the first cartridge portion, and the space form a reaction zone, and wherein the lean liquid is adjacent to or covers the first side and the second side of the sintered permeable membrane; d. an inlet in fluid communication with the space, wherein the inlet is configured to provide pressurized contaminated gas to the space; e. a gas exit port in fluid communication with a second cartridge portion and the reaction chamber; and f. a demister pad connected with the gas exit port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for removing unwanted contaminates from gases comprising a plurality of apparatuses for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatuses are connected in series, in parallel, or combinations thereof with a contaminated gas source, and wherein each apparatus of the plurality of apparatuses comprises:
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a. a housing comprising at least one removable portion; b. a reaction chamber formed within the housing; c. a cartridge disposed in the reaction chamber, wherein the cartridge is connected to the removable portion of the housing, wherein the cartridge comprises; (i) a gas transmitting floor comprising a sintered permeable membrane; and (ii) a non-gas transmitting portion connected with the gas transmitting floor, wherein a space is formed between a first portion of the housing, wherein at least a portion of the reaction chamber, the cartridge, and the space contains a lean liquid, and wherein at least a portion of the lean liquid in the reaction chamber, the first cartridge portion, and the space form a reaction zone; d. an inlet in fluid communication with the space formed between the gas transmitting floor and the first portion of the housing, wherein the inlet is configured to provide pressurized contaminated gas to the space; e. a gas exit port in fluid communication with a second cartridge portion and an the reaction chamber; and f. a demister pad connected with the gas exit port.
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18. An apparatus for removing unwanted contaminates from gases, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a housing, wherein the housing is configured to exhaust scrubbed gases and receive contaminated gases, wherein the housing comprises a removable portion, wherein the removable portion is connected with a sintered permeable membrane;
wherein a lean liquid is adjacent to or covers a first side and a second side of the sintered permeable membrane.
- a housing, wherein the housing is configured to exhaust scrubbed gases and receive contaminated gases, wherein the housing comprises a removable portion, wherein the removable portion is connected with a sintered permeable membrane;
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