DE3070969D1 - Process for extracting xenon and/or krypton from a carrier gas - Google Patents
Process for extracting xenon and/or krypton from a carrier gasInfo
- Publication number
- DE3070969D1 DE3070969D1 DE8080200040T DE3070969T DE3070969D1 DE 3070969 D1 DE3070969 D1 DE 3070969D1 DE 8080200040 T DE8080200040 T DE 8080200040T DE 3070969 T DE3070969 T DE 3070969T DE 3070969 D1 DE3070969 D1 DE 3070969D1
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- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- column
- carrier gas
- krypton
- area
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- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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- 239000012159 carrier gas Substances 0.000 title abstract 8
- 229910052743 krypton Inorganic materials 0.000 title abstract 7
- DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N krypton atom Chemical compound [Kr] DNNSSWSSYDEUBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title abstract 7
- 229910052724 xenon Inorganic materials 0.000 title abstract 5
- FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N xenon atom Chemical compound [Xe] FHNFHKCVQCLJFQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title abstract 5
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 2
- IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N Atomic nitrogen Chemical compound N#N IJGRMHOSHXDMSA-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 4
- 238000000926 separation method Methods 0.000 abstract 3
- XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Argon Chemical compound [Ar] XKRFYHLGVUSROY-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052757 nitrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 2
- 239000007790 solid phase Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 229910052786 argon Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000015572 biosynthetic process Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 238000004821 distillation Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000012530 fluid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007792 gaseous phase Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000007791 liquid phase Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000000717 retained effect Effects 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- 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
- F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
- F25J3/04769—Operation, control and regulation of the process; Instrumentation within the process
- F25J3/04854—Safety aspects of operation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/42—Regulation; Control
- B01D3/4211—Regulation; Control of columns
- B01D3/425—Head-, bottom- and feed stream
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- F25J3/04745—Krypton and/or Xenon
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- 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
- F25J3/04745—Krypton and/or Xenon
- F25J3/04751—Producing pure krypton and/or xenon recovered from a crude krypton/xenon mixture
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- 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
- F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
- F25J3/04769—Operation, control and regulation of the process; Instrumentation within the process
- F25J3/04793—Rectification, e.g. columns; Reboiler-condenser
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- F25J2280/00—Control of the process or apparatus
- F25J2280/02—Control in general, load changes, different modes ("runs"), measurements
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- 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
- F25J2290/00—Other details not covered by groups F25J2200/00 - F25J2280/00
- F25J2290/90—Details about safety operation of the installation
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Organic Chemistry (AREA)
- Inorganic Chemistry (AREA)
- Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
- Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
- Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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LU81226A LU81226A1 (fr) | 1979-05-04 | 1979-05-04 | Procede d'extraction de xenon et/ou de krypton d'un gaz porteur |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE3070969D1 true DE3070969D1 (en) | 1985-09-19 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE8080200040T Expired DE3070969D1 (en) | 1979-05-04 | 1980-01-16 | Process for extracting xenon and/or krypton from a carrier gas |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0019303B1 (de) |
AT (1) | ATE14922T1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE3070969D1 (de) |
LU (1) | LU81226A1 (de) |
Families Citing this family (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE3039604A1 (de) * | 1980-10-21 | 1982-05-19 | Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe Gmbh, 7500 Karlsruhe | Verfahren zum abtrennen der spaltedelgase xenon und krypton aus abgasen kerntechnischer anlagen |
US5457720A (en) * | 1994-04-15 | 1995-10-10 | General Electric Company | System for krypton-xenon concentration, separation and measurement for rapid detection of defective nuclear fuel bundles |
CN101726158B (zh) * | 2009-11-12 | 2011-11-30 | 上海启元科技发展有限公司 | 一种从浓缩氪氙液中去除氧气及甲烷的方法 |
Family Cites Families (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR1177743A (fr) * | 1957-04-12 | 1959-04-29 | Procédé et dispositif pour le réglage des colonnes de distillation | |
GB908069A (en) * | 1958-12-02 | 1962-10-17 | Linde Eismaschinen Ag | A process of and an apparatus for the purification of a gas or gas mixture |
US3609983A (en) * | 1968-05-16 | 1971-10-05 | Air Reduction | Krypton-xenon recovery system and process |
US3587726A (en) * | 1969-01-06 | 1971-06-28 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Output control for steam heated heat exchanger |
US3830698A (en) * | 1969-10-27 | 1974-08-20 | Phillips Petroleum Co | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature in a fractionation column |
SE349887B (de) * | 1971-02-10 | 1972-10-09 | Asea Atom Ab | |
US4045191A (en) * | 1972-05-11 | 1977-08-30 | Union Carbide Corporation | Radioactive krypton gas separation |
FR2280954B1 (fr) * | 1974-07-31 | 1977-01-07 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | Procede de traitement de melanges d'air et de gaz rares au moins partiellement radio-actifs |
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1979
- 1979-05-04 LU LU81226A patent/LU81226A1/fr unknown
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1980
- 1980-01-16 DE DE8080200040T patent/DE3070969D1/de not_active Expired
- 1980-01-16 AT AT80200040T patent/ATE14922T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1980-01-16 EP EP80200040A patent/EP0019303B1/de not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0019303A3 (en) | 1981-06-03 |
LU81226A1 (fr) | 1980-12-16 |
ATE14922T1 (de) | 1985-08-15 |
EP0019303B1 (de) | 1985-08-14 |
EP0019303A2 (de) | 1980-11-26 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8363 | Opposition against the patent | ||
8331 | Complete revocation |