ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,124, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude (Paris).

"Process and device for membrane separation of a mixture containing hydrogen and carbon dioxide as main components" was invented by Mathieu Leclerc (Paris) and Felix Pere (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for membrane separation of a mixture containing as main, or even major, components hydrogen and carbon dioxide and also at least one other component, for example chosen from the following group: carbon monoxide, methane and nitrogen, including: heating of the mixture in the heat exchan...