DE566151C - Extraction of air components with a higher boiling point than oxygen - Google Patents
Extraction of air components with a higher boiling point than oxygenInfo
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Description
Gewinnung der Luftbestandteile mit höherem Siedepunkt als Sauerstoff Es ist bekannt, daß sich von den Luftbestandteilen, die einen höheren Siedepunkt als Sauerstoff besitzen, in der folgenden Beschreibung werden diese kurz mit Krypton bezeichnet, nur ein geringer Teil bei der Zerlegung der Luft durch Tiefkühlung in dem flüssigen Sauerstoff des Verdampfungsgefäßes wiederfindet. Der überwiegende Teil des Kryptons ist in dem abziehenden gasförmigen Sauerstoff enthalten, und zwar in etwa fünffacher Konzentration gegenüber der atmosphärischen Luft. Es ist bereits vorgeschlagen worden, das Krypton aus dem gasförmigen Sauerstoff durch selektive Adsorption an Kohle oder Silica Gel zu gewinnen; doch hat dieses Verfahren erhebliche Nachteile, von denen nur die Diskontinuierlichkeit desVerfahrens, die verhältnismäßig geringe Aufnahmefähigkeit der Adsorptionsmittel für Krypton bei dessen geringen Partialdruck und die schwierige Austreibung und Aufarbeitung des Adsorbates genannt seien. Es ist auch bereits vorgeschlagen worden, das Krypton aus dem flüssigen Sauerstoff zu gewinnen, der in dem Verdampfungsgefäß des L uftzerlegungsapparates anfällt; dabei läßt sich aber aus den obengenannten Gründen keine quantitative Gewinnung des Kryptons erzielen, ferner treten bei der Rektifikation der Flüssigkeit Schwierigkeiten auf durch schnelle Verlegung der Böden mit den im flüssigen Ausgangssauerstoff enthaltenen festen Verunreinigungen, wie Eis und feste Kohlensäure.Obtaining air components with a higher boiling point than oxygen It is known that air constituents have a higher boiling point as oxygen, in the following description these are briefly referred to as krypton referred to, only a small part in the breakdown of air by freezing into the liquid oxygen in the evaporation vessel. The vast majority Part of the krypton is contained in the withdrawing gaseous oxygen, namely about five times the concentration of atmospheric air. It is already It has been suggested that the krypton be selective from the gaseous oxygen To gain adsorption on charcoal or silica gel; yet this procedure has significant Disadvantages, of which only the discontinuity of the process, which is proportionate low absorption capacity of the adsorbent for krypton at its low Partial pressure and the difficult expulsion and processing of the adsorbate called be. It has also already been proposed to extract krypton from liquid oxygen to win, which is obtained in the evaporation vessel of the air separation apparatus; however, for the reasons given above, no quantitative recovery can be made of the krypton, and difficulties arise in the rectification of the liquid by quickly laying the floors with the oxygen contained in the initial liquid solid impurities such as ice and solid carbon dioxide.
Alle diese Nachteile werden durch das vorliegende Verfahren vermieden. Es wurde nämlich gefunden, daß man das Krypton in höchster Konzentration und Ausbeute gewinnen kann, wenn man es aus dem bei der Zerlegung von Luft durch Tiefkühlung entweichenden gasförmigen Sauerstoff mit kryptonfreiem flüssigem Sauerstoff im Gegenstrom auswäscht. Dieses Resultat war um so überraschender, als es von vornherein unwahrscheinlich war, einen in einem Gase in der äußerst geringen Konzentration von nur etwa 5 Teilen pro Million enthaltenen Stoff mit technischen Waschmethoden mit guter Ausbeute -zu gewinnen.All of these disadvantages are avoided by the present method. It has been found that krypton can be found in the highest concentration and yield can be gained if it is obtained from the decomposition of air by freezing escaping gaseous oxygen with krypton-free liquid oxygen in countercurrent washes out. This result was all the more surprising as it was improbable from the outset was, one in a gas in the extremely low concentration of only about 5 parts per million substance contained with technical washing methods with good yield -zu to win.
Trotzdem gelingt die Kryptonauswaschung in sehr befriedigender Weise, wenn man sie erfindungsgemäß in einer sehr gut wirkenden Rektifikationssäule durchführt. Dabei wird nach vorliegendem Verfahren ein wesentlich besseres und gleichmäßigeres Arbeiten der Waschvorrichtung dadurch erzielt, daß als Ausgangsstoff gasförmiger, durch Zerlegung von Luft mittels Tiefkühlung entweichender Sauerstoff zur Anwendung gelangt, denn dieser enthält keinerlei Verunreinigungen mehr, die sich in fester Form auf den Rektifikationsböden abscheiden können.Nevertheless, the krypton leaching succeeds in a very satisfactory way, if it is carried out according to the invention in a very effective rectification column. According to the present method, a significantly better and more uniform one is achieved Working of the washing device achieved that as a starting material gaseous, oxygen escaping through the decomposition of air by means of deep freezing is used because it no longer contains any impurities that can be solidified Can deposit form on the rectification trays.
Wesentlich für das Gelingen des Verfahrens ist die Verwendung von kryptonfreiem oder praktisch kryptonfreiem Sauerstoff als Waschflüssigkeit. Dieser wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch erzeugt, daß ein Teil des Sauerstoffes bei der Zerlegung von Luft mittels Tiefkühlung im oberen Teile der Waschvorrichtung verflüssigt wird.The use of is essential for the success of the procedure krypton-free or practically krypton-free oxygen as washing liquid. This is produced according to the invention in that some of the oxygen in the Separation of air liquefied by means of deep freezing in the upper part of the washing device will.
Die Gegenstromauswaschung des Kryptons aus dem gasförmigen Sauerstoff erfolgt am einfachsten in einem senkrecht stehenden Röhrenbündel, in das der aus dem Verdampfungsgefäß des Luftzerlegungsapparates austretende Sauerstoff unten mit etwa Siedetemperatur dampfförmig eintritt. Das Röhrenbündel wird von außen in geeigneter Weise gekühlt, zweckmäßig durch den abziehenden kalten Stickstoff, dessen Menge und Temperatur zur Bildung genügender Mengen von Waschflüssigkeit (Sauerstoff) ausreicht. Mit der gleichen Wirkung kann die Bildung der Waschflüssigkeit auch in einem Kondensator bewirkt werden, der sich am Kopfe der Waschsäule befindet und mit flüssiger Luft oder mit flüssigem Stickstoff usw. beschickt wird.The countercurrent leaching of krypton from the gaseous oxygen takes place most easily in a vertical tube bundle into which the the oxygen escaping from the evaporation vessel of the air separation apparatus at the bottom about boiling point occurs in vapor form. The tube bundle is more suitable from the outside Cooled wisely, expediently by the withdrawing cold nitrogen, its amount and temperature is sufficient to form sufficient amounts of washing liquid (oxygen). The formation of the washing liquid in a condenser can also have the same effect be effected, which is located at the head of the washing column and with liquid air or charged with liquid nitrogen, etc.
Mit besonderem Vorteil wird als Waschvorrichtung eine gut wirkende Rektifikationssäule verwendet, in die der vom Verdampfungsgefäß kommende Sauerstoffdampf von unten eintritt, während sich am Kopfe der Säule ein Kondensator befindet. In diesem Falle ist die Auswaschung durch kondensierten flüssigen Sauerstoff infolge des höheren Wirkungsgrades der Säule noch besser.A well-functioning washing device is particularly advantageous Rectification column used, in which the oxygen vapor coming from the evaporation vessel enters from below, while there is a condenser at the top of the column. In in this case the leaching is due to condensed liquid oxygen the higher efficiency of the column even better.
Die weitere Anreicherung der erhaltenen Waschflüssigkeit an Krypton kann am einfachsten in der Weise erfolgen, daß man die Waschflüssigkeit aus der Waschvorrichtung wieder in das Sauerstoffverdampfungsgefäß des Luftzerlegungsapparates zurückführt. Dabei reichert sich das Krypton mehr und mehr in dem flüssigen Sauerstoff des Verdampfungsgefäßes an, der am Ende der Betriebsperiode des Zerlegungsapparates abgezogen und auf reines Krypton verarbeitet wird.The further enrichment of the washing liquid obtained in krypton can be done most easily in such a way that the washing liquid from the Wash device back into the oxygen evaporation vessel of the air separation apparatus returns. The krypton accumulates more and more in the liquid oxygen of the evaporation vessel at the end of the operating period of the dismantling apparatus is deducted and processed on pure krypton.
Eine andere Möglichkeit der-Anreicherung' die den Vorteil hat, kontinuierlich Krypton von willkürlich einstellbarer Konzentration zu liefern, besteht darin, daß man den kryptonhaltigen flüssigen Sauerstoff nach Verlassen der `Vaschsäule auf eine zweckmäßig unter der Waschsäule befindliche Rektifikationssäule aufgibt, die unten beheizt wird. Die aus dieser Zusatzsäule entweichenden Dämpfe werden unten wieder in die Waschsäule zurückgeleitet. In diesem Falle ist zwecks quantitativer Gewinnung des Kryptons am Ende der Betriebsperiode des Zerlegungsapparates auch der flüssige Sauerstoff des Verdampfungsgefäßes in der Rektifikationssäule einzudampfen, oder man läßt dauernd eine kleine Menge von flüssigem Sauerstoff aus dem Verdampfungsgefäß mit in die Zusatzsäule eintreten, um eine Anreicherang von Krypton im Kondensator zu verhindern.Another possibility of enrichment - which has the advantage of being continuous To deliver krypton of arbitrarily adjustable concentration consists in that the krypton-containing liquid oxygen is released after leaving the `Vaschsäule a rectification column conveniently located under the washing column gives up the is heated below. The vapors escaping from this additional column are below returned to the washing column. In this case it is more quantitative Extraction of the krypton at the end of the operating period of the decomposition apparatus as well to evaporate the liquid oxygen from the evaporation vessel in the rectification column, or a small amount of liquid oxygen is continuously let out of the evaporation vessel to enter the additional column in order to increase the concentration of krypton in the condenser to prevent.
Die Ausführung des Verfahrens sei im folgenden an Hand von zwei Beispielen beschrieben, wobei zwei Spezialfälle herausgegriffen worden sind.The execution of the method is given below using two examples described, whereby two special cases have been singled out.
In Fig. i bedeutet i die Drucksäule, 2 die obere Säule und 3 das Verdampfungsgefä.ß mit Kondensator eines Luftzerlegungsapparates. Der bei q. aus dem Verdampfungsgefäß austretende gasförmige kryptonhaltige Sauerstoff wird in das senkrecht stehende Röhrenbündel 5 geleitet, dessen Mantelrohr 6 von dem erzeugten kalten gasförmigen Stickstoff durchströmt wird, der bei 8 austritt. Da der Stickstoff um 13' kälter ist als der Sauerstoff und da dessen Menge etwa das Vierfache der Sauerstoffmenge beträgt, findet im oberen Teil von 5 eine reichliche Kondensation von Sauerstoff statt. Die entgegen dem Gasstrom zurückfließende Flüssigkeit wäscht aus dem aufsteigenden gasförmigen Sauerstoff das Krypton aus und wird dabei zum größten Teil wieder verdampft und so an Krypton angereichert. Da der in den oberen Teil des Röhrenbündels gelangende gasförmige Sauerstoff durch die beschriebene Auswaschung von Krypton befreit worden war, gelingt es durch die beschriebene Anordnung also, im oberen Teil des Kondensators eine kry ptonfreie Waschflüssigkeit zu erzeugen. Die das Krypton enthaltende Waschflüssigkeit fließt durch 4. in das Verdampfungsgefäß 3 zurück; dort findet eine weitere progressive Anreicherung des Kryptons statt. Am Ende der Betriebsperiode des Zerlegungsapparates wird die praktisch das gesamte Krypton der verarbeiteten Luft enthaltende Flüssigkeit des Verdampfungsgefäßes bei 9 abgezogen und in bekannter Weise auf Reinkrypton verarbeitet.In Fig. I i denotes the pressure column, 2 the upper column and 3 the evaporation vessel with condenser of an air separation apparatus. The one at q. from the evaporation vessel exiting gaseous krypton-containing oxygen is converted into the vertical Tube bundle 5 passed, the jacket tube 6 of the generated cold gaseous Nitrogen is flowed through, which exits at 8. Because the nitrogen is 13 'colder is than oxygen and there its amount about four times the amount of oxygen , there is abundant condensation of oxygen in the upper part of 5 instead of. The liquid flowing back against the gas flow washes out of the rising one gaseous oxygen removes the krypton and is mostly evaporated again in the process and so enriched in krypton. Because the one reaching the upper part of the tube bundle gaseous oxygen has been freed from krypton by the leaching process described the arrangement described succeeds in the upper part of the capacitor to generate a crypton-free washing liquid. The washing liquid containing the krypton flows through 4. back into the evaporation vessel 3; there is another progressive Enrichment of the krypton takes place. At the end of the cutting machine's operating period becomes the liquid containing virtually all of the krypton in the air being processed of the evaporation vessel withdrawn at 9 and processed in a known manner on pure krypton.
Bei der Arbeitsweise nach Fig. 2 erfolgt die Auswaschung und Anreicherung des Kryptons in Rektifikationssäulen. Der aus dem Verdampfungsgefäß 3 des Zerlegungsapparates austretende kryptonhaltige Sauerstoff wird in die mit Rektifikationsböden ausgestattete Waschsäule 4. eingeleitet. Die Kondensation der kryptonfreien Waschflüssigkeit erfolgt hier in dem aufgesetzten Kondensator 5, der mit flüssigem Stickstoff gekühlt wird. Dieser wird durch Ventil 8 zugeführt. Die Wirkung der Säule q. entspricht im Prinzip der beschriebenen `Virkung des Rohrbündels 5 (Fig. z). Der das Krypton enthaltende, am Fuße der Säule q. ankommende flüssige Sauerstoff wird auf die unter q. befindliche Anreicherungssäule 6 aufgegeben und dort weiterkonzentriert. Die Heizung dieser Säule erfolgt mit komprimierter Luft, deren Menge durch Ventil 9 geregelt wird. Das hochkonzentrierte Krypton kann aus dem Verdampfungsgefäß 7 im gasförmigen Zustand bei io oder auch im flüssigen Zustand abgezogen «erden. Bei der zuletzt beschriebenen Arbeitsweise ist es möglich, das Krypton in kontinuierlichem Strom und in beliebig regelbarer Konzentration zu erhalten.In the procedure according to FIG. 2, the leaching and enrichment takes place of krypton in rectification columns. The one from the evaporation vessel 3 of the decomposition apparatus escaping krypton-containing oxygen is fed into the rectification trays Wash column 4th initiated. The krypton-free washing liquid is condensed here in the attached condenser 5, which is cooled with liquid nitrogen. This is fed through valve 8. The effect of the column q. corresponds in principle the described `action of the tube bundle 5 (Fig. z). The one containing the krypton, at the foot of the pillar q. incoming liquid oxygen is transferred to the under q. located Abandoned enrichment column 6 and further concentrated there. The heating of this The column uses compressed air, the amount of which is regulated by valve 9. The highly concentrated krypton can from the evaporation vessel 7 in the gaseous state subtracted when io or in the liquid state "earth. In the The last-described mode of operation makes it possible to use the krypton continuously Electricity and in any controllable concentration.
Die Wirkung der Säule 4 mit Kondensator 5 soll nun an einem Beispiel noch näher erläutert werden.The effect of column 4 with condenser 5 will now be illustrated using an example will be explained in more detail.
Es soll anenommen werden, daß in Fig. 2 aus j in die' Säule 4 ioo cbm dampfförmiger kryptonhaltiger Sauerstoff eintreten und daß mit diesem Dampf eine Flüssigkeit mit der rofachen Kryptonkonzentration im Gleichgewicht steht. Wenn die aus Säule 4 in Säule 6 leerunterlaufende Flüssigkeit alles Krypton enthalten soll, so muß deren Menge io cbm betragen, d. h. bei Annahme gleicher Verdampfungs«#ärmen von Krypton und Sauerstoff müssen in dem Kondensator 5 iö cbm Sauerstoff kondensiert werden.It should be assumed that in Fig. 2 from j in the 'column 4 ioo cbm vaporous krypton-containing oxygen enter and that with this vapor a liquid is in equilibrium with the rof the krypton concentration. if the underflowing liquid from column 4 to column 6 contain all of the krypton should, their quantity must be 10 cbm, i.e. H. if the same evaporation «# is assumed of krypton and oxygen must condense in the condenser 5 10 cbm oxygen will.
Wird die Vorrichtung in Betrieb gesetzt, so kondensiert zunächst in 5 eine kry ptonhaltige Flüssigkeit, und zwar wird der erste kondensierende Tropfen entsprechend dem Gleichgewicht die iofache Kryptonkondensation besitzen wie der Ausgangssauerstoff; im Laufe der weiteren Kondensation muß jedoch infolge der fortschreitenden Verarmung der Gasphase an Krypton ein immer kry ptonärmeres Kondensat anfallen. Im ganzen wird also gleich nach der Inbetriebsetzung die im Kondensator anfallende Flüssigkeit zwar kryptonhaltig sein, aber das Krypton in geringerer Konzentration enthalten, als dem Gleichgewicht mit dem in der Säule eintretenden kryptonhaltigen Sauerstoff entspricht. Beim Herunterrieseln durch die Säule muß sich diese Flüssigkeit mit aufsteigenden Dämpfen ins Gleichgewicht setzen, d. h. aus dem Dampf Krypton aufnehmen, während gleichzeitig die äquivalente Menge Sauerstoff verdampft wird. Die nunmehr in den Kondensator 5 gelangenden Dämpfe werden also bereits kryptonärmer sein als zuerst, infolgedessen auch das entstehende Kondensat. Die Verarmung der aufsteigenden Dämpfe an Krypton geht fortschreitend immer weiter, bis im Beharrungszustand schließlich nur noch kryptonfreier Sauerstoff in den Kondensator 5 gelangen kann, in dem io cbm kryptonfreier Sauerstoff kondensiert werden, während ioTeile Sauerstoff mit dem gesamten Krypton, das im Ausgangssauerstoff vorhanden war, die Säule unten verlassen.When the device is put into operation, it initially condenses in 5 a crypton-containing liquid, namely becomes the first condensing drop in accordance with the equilibrium, have the 10-fold krypton condensation as the Starting oxygen; in the course of further condensation, however, must be due to the progressive Depletion of krypton in the gas phase results in a condensate with less and less crypton. On the whole, the accumulating in the condenser becomes immediately after the start-up Liquid may contain krypton, but the krypton in lower concentration contained than the equilibrium with the krypton-containing entering the column Corresponds to oxygen. When trickling down through the column, this liquid must equilibrate with rising vapors, d. H. from the steam krypton while at the same time the equivalent amount of oxygen is evaporated. The vapors now entering the condenser 5 are therefore already lower in krypton be first, and consequently also the resulting condensate. The impoverishment of rising vapors of krypton continues progressively until it is at a steady state finally only krypton-free oxygen can get into the condenser 5, in which io cbm of krypton-free oxygen are condensed, while io parts of oxygen with all of the krypton present in the starting oxygen, the column below leaving.
Die Arbeitsweise nach Fig. i ist nur in baulicher Hinsicht verschieden, die Wirkung aber dieselbe.The mode of operation according to Fig. I is only different in structural terms, but the effect is the same.
Bei einem älteren Verfahren wird der kry ptonhaltige Sauerstoff in flüssiger Form oben auf eine Säule aufgegeben. Die abziehenden Dämpfe müssen mit dieser Flüssigkeit im Gleichgewicht stehen, also kryptonhaltig sein, so daß ein erheblicher Teil des Kryptons mit den Dämpfen verlorengehen muß. Demgegenüber ist es erstmalig mit dem neuen Verfahren möglich, das gesamte in der Luft enthaltene Krypton zu gewinnen.In an older method, the crypton-containing oxygen is stored in abandoned liquid form on top of a column. The evacuating vapors must be with this liquid are in equilibrium, i.e. contain krypton, so that a a significant part of the krypton must be lost with the fumes. In contrast is For the first time, the new process makes it possible to use all of the air contained in the air To win krypton.
Ein weiterer Vorteil des neuen Verfahrens besteht darin, daß bei der Benutzung gasförmigen Sauerstoffes als Ausgangsmaterial eine Verlegung der Böden durch Verunreinigung nicht erfolgen kann, weil dieser keine nachweisbaren Spuren von störenden Verunreinigungen mehr enthält.Another advantage of the new method is that in the Use of gaseous oxygen as a raw material for laying the floors due to contamination cannot occur because this has no detectable traces contains more of disturbing impurities.
Das beschriebene Verfahren gestattet eine kontinuierliche und quantitative Gewinnung des Kryptons aus der Luft in bisher unerreichter Konzentration; es kann mit den einfachsten Mitteln und ganz geringen Betriebskosten ausgeführt werden. 1lit dem Krypton zusammen werden die eingangs erwähnten Stoffe gewonnen, die einen höheren Siedepunkt als Sauerstoff besitzen, insbesondere auch das Xenon.The method described allows a continuous and quantitative Extraction of krypton from the air in unprecedented concentrations; it can can be carried out with the simplest means and very low operating costs. The substances mentioned at the beginning are obtained together with the krypton have a higher boiling point than oxygen, especially xenon.
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