Inventors:
Nicholas P Wynn - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald A. Fulton - Fairfield CA, US
Assignee:
Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. - Menlo Park CA
International Classification:
B01D 53/22
US Classification:
95 45, 95 51, 95 52, 95 54, 96 4, 96 7, 96 8, 96 9, 96 10, 21032178, 21032179, 21032188
Abstract:
A gas-separation membrane module assembly and a gas-separation process using the assembly. The assembly includes a set of tubes, each containing gas-separation membranes, arranged within a housing. The housing contains a tube sheet that divides the space within the housing into two gas-tight spaces. A permeate collection system within the housing gathers permeate gas from the tubes for discharge from the housing.