Jerome T Jankowiak

US Patent:

8273152, Sep 25, 2012

Filed:

Nov 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/615509

Inventors:

Joseph Michael Schwartz - Williamsville NY, US
Raymond Francis Drnevich - Clarence Center NY, US
Jerome Thomas Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US
Dante Patrick Bonaquist - Grand Island NY, US

Assignee:

Praxair Technology, Inc. - Danbury CT

International Classification:

B01D 53/22
F25J 3/00

US Classification:

95 55, 95 39, 95 45, 96 4, 62617

Abstract:

A separation method and apparatus that separates a component from a feed stream by use of a membrane in which separation is driven, at least in part, by a sweep stream. The sweep stream may be pumped to a supercritical pressure and then heated to at least near supercritical temperature, at least in part, through heat exchange with a component laden sweep stream being discharged from the membrane. A multi-component mixture can also be used that will produce the sweep stream as a vapor as a result of the heat exchange. The component laden sweep stream, due to cooling through the indirect heat exchange, will form a two-phase fluid that can be phase separated into a vapor phase enriched in the component that can be taken as a product and a residual liquid that can be recirculated in the formation of the sweep stream in the liquid state.

US Patent:

20100122627, May 20, 2010

Filed:

Nov 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/270890

Inventors:

Joseph Michael Schwartz - Williamsville NY, US
Raymond Francis Drnevich - Clarence Center NY, US
Jerome Thomas Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US
Dante Patrick Bonaquist - Grand Island NY, US

International Classification:

B01D 46/46
B01D 53/22

US Classification:

95 15, 96 4

Abstract:

According to some embodiments, a method and a system are provided to receive hydrogen at a first pressure at a first side of a membrane, receive hydrogen at a second pressure from a second side of the membrane, combine the hydrogen received from the second side of the membrane with a purge stream to produce a permeate stream at the second pressure, and separate hydrogen from the permeate stream at a third pressure. The purge stream is associated with a phase transition temperature range.

US Patent:

20110085967, Apr 14, 2011

Filed:

Oct 14, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/578661

Inventors:

Troy Michael Raybold - Colden NY, US
Gregory Joseph Panuccio - E. Amherst NY, US
Jerome Thomas Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US
Vasilis Papavassiliou - Williamsville NY, US
Raymond Francis Drnevich - Clarence Center NY, US

International Classification:

C01B 3/26
B01J 10/00

US Classification:

423652, 422626, 422627

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for producing a hydrogen containing product in which hydrocarbon containing feed gas streams are reacted in a steam methane reformer of an existing hydrogen plant and a catalytic reactor that reacts hydrocarbons, oxygen and steam. The catalytic reactor is a retrofit to the existing hydrogen plant to increase hydrogen production. The resulting synthesis gas streams are combined, cooled, subjected to water-gas shift and then introduced into a production apparatus that can be a pressure swing adsorption unit. The amount of synthesis gas contained in a shifted stream made available to the production apparatus is increased by virtue of the combination of the synthesis gas streams to increase production of the hydrogen containing product. The catalytic reactor is operated such that the synthesis gas stream produced by such reactor is similar to that produced by the steam methane reformer and at a temperature that will reduce oxygen consumption within the catalytic reactor.

US Patent:

20140076736, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Mar 1, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/782219

Inventors:

Jerome T. Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US
David F. Suggs - Eggertsville NY, US
Sadashiv M. Swami - Tonawanda NY, US
Lane A. Keser - Tonawanda NY, US
Arthur C. Selover - Tonawanda NY, US

International Classification:

C25B 9/08
C01B 13/02

US Classification:

205633, 204278

Abstract:

A high purity ceramic oxygen generator incorporating a module utilizing a plurality of tubular ceramic membrane elements and configured to operate in: (i) a pressurizing mode to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing feed stream when an electric potential difference is applied to induce oxygen ion transport in an electrolyte thereof; and (ii) an idle mode when the electric potential difference is removed. The ceramic oxygen generator further includes one or more manifolds as well as one or more automatic purge valves located upstream of the oxygen receiving tank. The purge valve is opened for a pre-set duration upon initiation of the pressurization mode to purge any nitrogen or other contaminating gas that diffuses into the ceramic oxygen generator during idle mode thereby ensuring the desired purity level of oxygen is received by the oxygen receiving tank.

US Patent:

20200392423, Dec 17, 2020

Filed:

Aug 27, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/004641

Inventors:

Luke Coleman - Williamsville NY, US
Minish Mahendra Shah - East Amherst NY, US
Joseph Schwartz - Williamsville NY, US
Jerome Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US

International Classification:

C10L 3/08
C10L 9/06
C10G 1/06
C10K 1/10
B01D 47/06
B01D 47/10

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for conditioning a soot-containing syngas stream in a single integrated apparatus containing a scrubbing vessel wherein particulate matter is decoupled from the waste water stream.

US Patent:

20190055487, Feb 21, 2019

Filed:

Aug 16, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/678564

Inventors:

- Danbury CT, US
Minish Mahendra Shah - East Amherst NY, US
Joseph Schwartz - Williamsville NY, US
Jerome Jankowiak - Williamsville NY, US

International Classification:

C10L 3/08
C10L 9/06
C10G 1/06

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a method for conditioning a soot-containing syngas stream in a single integrated apparatus containing a scrubbing vessel wherein particulate matter is decoupled from the waste water stream.