Collecting a gaseous pollutant from air within an animal enclosure

1. An apparatus for collecting a gaseous pollutant from air within an animal enclosure, the apparatus comprising:

multiple vertical panel-beds each containing a solid sorbent;

a duct having a duct inlet in fluid communication with the air within the animal enclosure;

an inlet manifold, wherein the inlet manifold is in fluid communication with the duct and the multiple vertical panel-beds;

a fan configured to pass the air within the animal enclosure through the duct and the inlet manifold into the multiple vertical panel-beds and over the solid sorbent;

an outlet gate configured to release the solid sorbent from the multiple vertical panel-beds after the fan passes the air within the animal enclosure through the duct and the inlet manifold into the multiple vertical panel-bed chambers and over the solid sorbent;

a regeneration vessel configured to regenerate the released solid sorbent by recovering the gaseous pollutant from the released solid sorbent; and

a conveyor configured to return the regenerated solid sorbent to the multiple vertical panel-beds.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the solid sorbent comprises at least one of:

a zeolite;

activated carbon;

an ion exchange resins;

a metal organic framework;

silica;

polymers;

amine functionalized sorbent variations;

Prussian blue; and

other natural organic, inorganic, or synthetic sorbents.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the gaseous pollutant comprises at least one of:

ammonia;

methane;

hydrogen sulfide;

nitrous oxides;

carbon monoxide; and

carbon dioxide.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the multiple panel-beds comprises:

a porous sheet configured to contain the solid sorbent and non-porous sheets to enclose the vertical panel-beds.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an actuator configured to operate the outlet gate.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a collection chamber configured to hold the solid sorbent after release of the solid sorbent from the multiple panel-beds.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sorbent storage area configured to hold the solid sorbent after transfer of the solid sorbent from the regeneration vessel; and

an inlet gate configured to release the solid sorbent from the sorbent storage area into the multiple vertical panel-beds.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:

an actuator configured to operate the inlet gate.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a structure configured to hold the duct inlet at a same elevation as an animal within the animal enclosure.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a particulate matter filtration device configured to filter particulates from the air prior to the air passing over the solid sorbent.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: a scraper configured to effect the removal of the sorbent from the multiple panel-beds.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a screen configured to prevent large particulate matter from entering the duct.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

wherein two or more of the vertical panel-beds contain different solid sorbents to adsorb different gaseous pollutants.

14. A method for collecting a gaseous pollutant from air within an animal enclosure, the method comprising:

passing the air within the animal enclosure into multiple vertical panel-beds and over solid sorbent contained within the vertical panel-beds;

releasing the solid sorbent from the multiple vertical panel-beds after passing the air within the animal enclosure into the multiple vertical panel-beds and over the solid sorbent contained within the vertical panel-beds;

regenerating the released solid sorbent by recovering the gaseous pollutant from the released solid sorbent; and

returning the regenerated solid sorbent to the multiple vertical panel-beds.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the solid sorbent comprises at least one of:

a zeolite;

activated carbon;

an ion exchange resins;

a metal organic framework;

silica;

polymers;

amine functionalized sorbent variations;

Prussian blue; and

other natural organic, inorganic, or synthetic sorbents.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the gaseous pollutant comprises at least one of:

ammonia;

methane;

hydrogen sulfide;

nitrous oxides;

carbon monoxide; and

carbon dioxide.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein releasing the solid sorbent from the multiple vertical panel-beds comprises:

operating an outlet gate.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprising: collecting the air within the animal enclosure at a same elevation as an animal within the animal enclosure prior to passing the air within the animal enclosure into the multiple vertical panel-beds and over the solid sorbent contained within the vertical panel-beds.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

filtering particulates from the air within the animal enclosure prior to passing the air into the multiple vertical panel-beds and over the solid sorbent contained within the vertical panel-beds.

20. The method of claim 14 , wherein releasing the solid sorbent from the multiple vertical panel-beds comprises: scraping the solid sorbent from the multiple panel-beds.

21. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

preventing large particulate matter from reaching the solid sorbent contained within the vertical panel-beds.

22. The method of claim 14 , wherein:

wherein two or more of the vertical panel-beds contain different solid sorbents to adsorb different gaseous pollutants.