EP0485612A4 - Method of and device for producing nitrogen of high purity - Google Patents

Method of and device for producing nitrogen of high purity

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EP0485612A4
EP0485612A4 EP19910901554 EP91901554A EP0485612A4 EP 0485612 A4 EP0485612 A4 EP 0485612A4 EP 19910901554 EP19910901554 EP 19910901554 EP 91901554 A EP91901554 A EP 91901554A EP 0485612 A4 EP0485612 A4 EP 0485612A4
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high purity
producing nitrogen
taken out
liquid nitrogen
nitrogen
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EP0485612A1 (en
EP0485612B1 (en
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Masayuki 15-1-404 Sakuradai 6-Chome Tanaka
Hideto 8-20 Danjyocho 3-Chome Fujita
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Kobe Steel Ltd
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Abstract

Material gas in a cooled state is fed into a main fractionating column so as to be rectified, liquid nitrogen is taken out at a position lower than the uppermost step in the main fractionating column, the liquid nitrogen thus taken out is fed into the sub-rectifier to be rectified, and nitrogen as a product is taken out from the sub-rectifier at a position lower than the position at which liquid nitrogen is introduced.
EP91901554A 1990-05-31 1990-12-26 Method of and device for producing nitrogen of high purity Expired - Lifetime EP0485612B1 (en)

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JP14376190 1990-05-31
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PCT/JP1990/001710 WO1991019142A1 (en) 1990-05-31 1990-12-26 Method of and device for producing nitrogen of high purity

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EP0485612A1 EP0485612A1 (en) 1992-05-20
EP0485612A4 true EP0485612A4 (en) 1993-03-10
EP0485612B1 EP0485612B1 (en) 1995-10-18

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US5205127A (en) * 1990-08-06 1993-04-27 Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Cryogenic process for producing ultra high purity nitrogen
US5170630A (en) * 1991-06-24 1992-12-15 The Boc Group, Inc. Process and apparatus for producing nitrogen of ultra-high purity
JP2983393B2 (en) * 1991-10-15 1999-11-29 レール・リキード・ソシエテ・アノニム・プール・レテュード・エ・レクスプロワタシオン・デ・プロセデ・ジョルジュ・クロード Method for removing hydrogen by cryogenic distillation in the production of high purity nitrogen
JP2893562B2 (en) * 1992-09-22 1999-05-24 日本エア・リキード株式会社 Ultra high purity nitrogen production method and apparatus
FR2774753B1 (en) * 1998-02-06 2000-04-28 Air Liquide AIR DISTILLATION SYSTEM COMPRISING MULTIPLE CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION UNITS OF THE SAME TYPE

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EP0485612B1 (en) 1995-10-18

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