US Patent Issued to ExxonMobil Chemical Patents on June 23 for "Membrane-based separation processes enhanced with an absorption device" (New Jersey, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,437, issued on June 23, was assigned to ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. (Baytown, Texas).

"Membrane-based separation processes enhanced with an absorption device" was invented by Keith H. Kuechler (Friendswood, Texas) and Pavel V. Kortunov (Flemington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A salt ion membrane may be paired with an absorption device to provide advantaged separation processes comprising: introducing a first aqueous salt stream and a mixed feed stream comprising at least one olefin and at least one paraffin to a salt ion membrane under conditions effective to form at least two phases; obtaining an olefin-rich permeate st...