AU1314092A - Process and apparatus for the production of argon - Google Patents

Process and apparatus for the production of argon

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Publication number
AU1314092A
AU1314092A AU13140/92A AU1314092A AU1314092A AU 1314092 A AU1314092 A AU 1314092A AU 13140/92 A AU13140/92 A AU 13140/92A AU 1314092 A AU1314092 A AU 1314092A AU 1314092 A AU1314092 A AU 1314092A
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argon
production
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AU13140/92A
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AU659630B2 (en
Inventor
Bertrand Mollaret
Bernard Saulnier
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LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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Air Liquide SA
LAir Liquide SA pour lEtude et lExploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
    • C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C
    • C01B23/00—Noble gases; Compounds thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04406—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air using a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J3/04412—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air using a dual pressure main column system in a classical double column flowsheet, i.e. with thermal coupling by a main reboiler-condenser in the bottom of low pressure respectively top of high pressure column
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04642—Recovering noble gases from air
    • F25J3/04648—Recovering noble gases from air argon
    • F25J3/04654—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column
    • F25J3/04666—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system
    • F25J3/04672—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser
    • F25J3/04678—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser cooled by oxygen enriched liquid from high pressure column bottoms
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04642—Recovering noble gases from air
    • F25J3/04648—Recovering noble gases from air argon
    • F25J3/04721—Producing pure argon, e.g. recovered from a crude argon column
    • F25J3/04733—Producing pure argon, e.g. recovered from a crude argon column using a hybrid system, e.g. using adsorption, permeation or catalytic reaction
    • F25J3/04739—Producing pure argon, e.g. recovered from a crude argon column using a hybrid system, e.g. using adsorption, permeation or catalytic reaction in combination with an auxiliary pure argon column
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means
    • F25J2205/82—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using a reactor with combustion or catalytic reaction
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2230/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure of gaseous process streams
    • F25J2230/58—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure of gaseous process streams the fluid being argon or crude argon

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
  • Catalysts (AREA)
  • Separation Of Gases By Adsorption (AREA)
AU13140/92A 1991-04-16 1992-03-24 Process and apparatus for the production of argon Ceased AU659630B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9104623A FR2675567A1 (en) 1991-04-16 1991-04-16 PROCESS AND PLANT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARGON.
FR9104623 1991-04-16

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AU1314092A true AU1314092A (en) 1992-10-22
AU659630B2 AU659630B2 (en) 1995-05-25

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AU13140/92A Ceased AU659630B2 (en) 1991-04-16 1992-03-24 Process and apparatus for the production of argon

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EP (1) EP0509871A1 (en)
JP (1) JPH05262506A (en)
AU (1) AU659630B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2064505A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2675567A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA922111B (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3020842B2 (en) * 1995-09-05 2000-03-15 日本エア・リキード株式会社 Argon purification method and apparatus
FR2776206A1 (en) * 1998-03-19 1999-09-24 Air Liquide Air distillation device, particularly for producing argon
FR2807150B1 (en) * 2000-04-04 2002-10-18 Air Liquide PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING OXYGEN ENRICHED FLUID BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION
FR2831953B1 (en) * 2001-11-05 2004-09-24 Air Liquide AIR DISTILLATION PROCESS WITH ARGON PRODUCTION AND CORRESPONDING AIR DISTILLATION SYSTEM
FR2848652A1 (en) * 2002-12-12 2004-06-18 Air Liquide Cryogenic distillation procedure for producing argon includes condensation of flow containing at least 70 per cent mol. of nitrogen by indirect heat exchange with argon-rich liquid flow
DE102009004520A1 (en) 2009-01-09 2010-07-15 Budke, Gudula Brush for cleaning paved surfaces, is provided with brush head holder, where connections are provided for detachable fixing of brush heads with bristles
JP2012106904A (en) * 2010-10-29 2012-06-07 Sumitomo Seika Chem Co Ltd Method and apparatus for purifying argon gas

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DE3401197A1 (en) * 1984-01-14 1985-07-18 Basf Ag, 6700 Ludwigshafen Process for catalytic ultrapurification of inert gases
JPS63267878A (en) * 1987-04-24 1988-11-04 株式会社日立製作所 Argon purifying method recovering argon and hydrogen in purified argon tower waste gas
DE3806523A1 (en) * 1988-03-01 1989-09-14 Linde Ag METHOD FOR CLEANING ROHARGON

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AU659630B2 (en) 1995-05-25
CA2064505A1 (en) 1992-10-17
FR2675567A1 (en) 1992-10-23
EP0509871A1 (en) 1992-10-21
JPH05262506A (en) 1993-10-12
ZA922111B (en) 1992-11-25

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