FR2948184B1 - Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique - Google Patents
Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogeniqueInfo
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- FR2948184B1 FR2948184B1 FR0955007A FR0955007A FR2948184B1 FR 2948184 B1 FR2948184 B1 FR 2948184B1 FR 0955007 A FR0955007 A FR 0955007A FR 0955007 A FR0955007 A FR 0955007A FR 2948184 B1 FR2948184 B1 FR 2948184B1
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- air separation
- cryogenic distillation
- cryogenic
- distillation
- separation
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Priority Applications (6)
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FR0955007A FR2948184B1 (fr) | 2009-07-20 | 2009-07-20 | Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique |
PCT/FR2010/051492 WO2011010049A2 (fr) | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 | Procédé et appareil de séparation d'air par distillation cryogénique |
EP10754355.5A EP2457047B1 (fr) | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 | Procédé et appareil de séparation d'air par distillation cryogénique |
JP2012521081A JP2012533725A (ja) | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 | 低温蒸留による空気分離の方法および装置 |
CN201080031705.XA CN102741635B (zh) | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 | 通过低温蒸馏分离空气的方法和设备 |
US13/384,432 US9091478B2 (en) | 2009-07-20 | 2010-07-16 | Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation |
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FR2948184B1 true FR2948184B1 (fr) | 2016-04-15 |
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