CA1045967A - Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenon - Google Patents

Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenon

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CA1045967A
CA1045967A CA274,159A CA274159A CA1045967A CA 1045967 A CA1045967 A CA 1045967A CA 274159 A CA274159 A CA 274159A CA 1045967 A CA1045967 A CA 1045967A
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xenon
adsorption
krypton
purge
process according
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French (fr)
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Reinhard Glatthaar
Wilhelm Lehmer
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Linde GmbH
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Linde GmbH
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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
    • F25J3/0228—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 characterised by the separated product stream
    • F25J3/028—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 characterised by the separated product stream separation of noble gases
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
    • G21F9/00—Treating radioactively contaminated material; Decontamination arrangements therefor
    • G21F9/02—Treating gases
    • 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
    • F25J2200/00—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification
    • F25J2200/02—Processes or apparatus using separation by rectification in a single pressure main column system
    • 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
    • F25J2205/40—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using hybrid system, i.e. combining cryogenic and non-cryogenic separation techniques
    • 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
    • F25J2205/60—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using adsorption on solid adsorbents, e.g. by temperature-swing adsorption [TSA] at the hot or cold end
    • 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
    • F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
    • F25J2215/34—Krypton
    • 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
    • F25J2215/00—Processes characterised by the type or other details of the product stream
    • F25J2215/36—Xenon
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02C—CAPTURE, STORAGE, SEQUESTRATION OR DISPOSAL OF GREENHOUSE GASES [GHG]
    • Y02C20/00—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases
    • Y02C20/40—Capture or disposal of greenhouse gases of CO2
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P20/00—Technologies relating to chemical industry
    • Y02P20/151—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions, e.g. CO2

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Organic Chemistry (AREA)
  • High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
  • Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Separation Of Gases By Adsorption (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
CA274,159A 1976-03-19 1977-03-17 Adsorption-distillation system for separation of radioactive krypton and xenon Expired CA1045967A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE2611833A DE2611833C2 (de) 1976-03-19 1976-03-19 Verfahren zur Abtrennung von radioaktivem Krypton und Xenon aus Abgasen aus Kernbrennstoff-Wiederaufbereitungsanlagen oder Kernreaktoren

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CA1045967A true CA1045967A (en) 1979-01-09

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JP (1) JPS531800A (cs)
BR (1) BR7701641A (cs)
CA (1) CA1045967A (cs)
DE (1) DE2611833C2 (cs)
FR (1) FR2344933A1 (cs)
GB (1) GB1525686A (cs)
ZA (1) ZA771486B (cs)

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US4270938A (en) * 1978-12-04 1981-06-02 Airco, Inc. Processes for decontaminating nuclear process off-gas streams
JPS56500976A (cs) * 1979-08-06 1981-07-16
DE3304690A1 (de) * 1983-02-11 1984-08-16 Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh, 7500 Karlsruhe Verfahren zum umweltfreundlichen beseitigen des spaltedelgases krypton 85
DE3334629A1 (de) * 1983-09-24 1985-04-04 Kraftwerk Union AG, 4330 Mülheim Verfahren zum betreiben eines kernreaktors
JPS6090589A (ja) * 1983-10-25 1985-05-21 蛇の目ミシン工業株式会社 電子ミシンにおける裁縫条件表示装置
JPH0226519A (ja) * 1988-07-15 1990-01-29 Sanyo Electric Co Ltd 電気掃除機
EP4245720A3 (en) * 2018-05-08 2023-11-29 Curium US LLC Systems and methods for production of xenon-133
CN116573611A (zh) * 2023-07-13 2023-08-11 杭氧集团股份有限公司 一种发电、碳捕获与惰性组分回收耦合的装置及使用方法

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US3944646A (en) * 1972-05-11 1976-03-16 Union Carbide Corporation Radioactive krypton gas separation
US4012490A (en) * 1972-07-25 1977-03-15 Airco, Inc. Removing radioactive noble gases from nuclear process off-gases
JPS5241840B2 (cs) * 1973-05-30 1977-10-20
GB1509581A (en) * 1974-07-31 1978-05-04 Commissariat Energie Atomique Method of eliminating radioactivity from air containing radioactive rare gases
JPS5852200B2 (ja) * 1974-10-07 1983-11-21 エアコ インコ−ポレ−テツド カクコウテイハイガスカラホウシヤセイキガスオブンリスルケイ

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DE2611833A1 (de) 1977-09-22
FR2344933A1 (fr) 1977-10-14
DE2611833C2 (de) 1985-12-05
JPS531800A (en) 1978-01-10
GB1525686A (en) 1978-09-20
BR7701641A (pt) 1978-01-03
JPS5617040B2 (cs) 1981-04-20
FR2344933B1 (cs) 1982-04-23
ZA771486B (en) 1978-01-25

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