IP Library Granted Patent US 12,403,423
Granted Patent B2
US 12,403,423 · App. 19/046,317 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Systems and methods of renewable natural gas processing

Inventors: Christopher S. Carson (Bussum, NL); Noah A. Leinwand (New York, NY); Casey J. Leist (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: Alchemy CO2, PBC
B01D53/226B01D53/002B01D53/04B01D53/229B01D2053/221B01D2256/22B01D2256/24B01D2256/245B01D2257/504B01D2258/05B01D2311/14C10L2290/10C10L2290/548F25J2210/66Y02C20/40
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Patent No.
US 12,403,423
App. No.
19/046,317
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Example gas recovery systems include a source gas conditioning assembly configured to condition and compress the inlet source gas to provide a conditioned source gas, a first membrane assembly configured to separate the conditioned source gas into a hydrocarbon enriched stream and a recovery stream, a second membrane assembly fluidly coupled to the hydrocarbon enriched stream, and configured to separate the hydrocarbon enriched stream into a hydrocarbon product stream and a recycle stream, a carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) plant assembly fluidly coupled to the recovery stream configured to provide a carbon dioxide product stream and an enriched recycle stream, a standalone membrane assembly configured to separate the enriched recycle stream into a hydrocarbon enriched recycle stream and an effluent stream, and wherein the source gas conditioning assembly is fluidly coupled to the recycle stream and the hydrocarbon enriched recycle stream.

Claims (12)

1. A carbon dioxide recovery system, comprising:

a primary recovery system comprising a plurality of membranes;

a carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) plant assembly fluidly coupled to a permeate of a membrane of the plurality of membranes, the CO 2 plant assembly configured to provide a liquid CO 2 product stream and a non-condensable stream; and

a standalone membrane assembly fluidly coupled to the non-condensable stream, and configured to separate the non-condensable stream into a hydrocarbon enriched stream and a CO 2 enriched stream, wherein the CO 2 plant assembly is fluidly coupled to the CO 2 enriched stream.

2. The carbon dioxide recovery system of claim 1 , wherein the membrane of the plurality of membranes comprises a first sequential membrane.

3. The carbon dioxide recovery system of claim 1 , wherein the membrane of the plurality of membranes comprises a second sequential membrane.

4. The carbon dioxide recovery system of claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the primary recovery system comprises an adsorption component; and

wherein the adsorption component is at least selectively coupled to the CO 2 enriched stream as a flush gas.

5. The carbon dioxide recovery system of claim 1 , further comprising:

wherein the primary recovery system is fluidly coupled to the hydrocarbon enriched stream as a recycle gas.

6. The carbon dioxide recovery system of claim 1 , wherein the non-condensable stream is not pressurized between the CO 2 plant assembly and the standalone membrane assembly.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2026
From: ALCHEMY CO2, PBC
To: PACEZERO SUSTAINABLE CREDIT FUND II
Reel/Frame 073600/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2025
From: LEIST, CASEY J.; LEINWAND, NOAH A.; CARSON, CHRISTOPHER S.
To: ALCHEMY CO2, PBC
Reel/Frame 070391/0435 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation PCTUS2024033071 · Jun 7, 2024
Provisional Application 63545070 · Oct 20, 2023
Provisional Application 63471630 · Jun 7, 2023
Provisional Application 63471626 · Jun 7, 2023
Provisional Application 63471625 · Jun 7, 2023
Provisional Application 63471624 · Jun 7, 2023
Related Publication 20250177910A1 · Jun 5, 2025
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