Title:
ENHANCED FILTRATION USING A COMPRESSIBLE SORBENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/132195
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A filtration system (100) includes a housing (112) and a sorbent (114). The sorbent is contained in an interior chamber (118) of the housing and is configured to adsorb one or more contaminants from a fluid (104) contained in the interior chamber. The sorbent is in a compressed state (126), in which a volume of the sorbent is less than approximately 50% of its quiescent state volume (128).
Inventors:
ABBAS ABDENNOUR (US)
BROCKGREITENS JOHN (US)
AHMED SNOBER (CA)
BROCKGREITENS JOHN (US)
AHMED SNOBER (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/US2017/064233
Publication Date:
August 16, 2018
Filing Date:
December 01, 2017
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV MINNESOTA (US)
International Classes:
B01J20/28; B01D17/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/20; B01J20/24; B01J20/26; C02F1/28
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KAUL, Brian D. et al. (US)
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