NO176221C - FremgangsmÕte for °kning av argongjenvinning fra en blanding, f.eks. luft - Google Patents

FremgangsmÕte for °kning av argongjenvinning fra en blanding, f.eks. luft

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NO176221C
NO176221C NO891779A NO891779A NO176221C NO 176221 C NO176221 C NO 176221C NO 891779 A NO891779 A NO 891779A NO 891779 A NO891779 A NO 891779A NO 176221 C NO176221 C NO 176221C
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mixture
air
argon recovery
increasing argon
increasing
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NO891779L (no
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Robert Michael Thorogood
Douglas Leslie Bennett
Bruce Kyle Dawson
Alan Lindsay Prentice
Rodney John Allam
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Air Prod & Chem
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  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
  • Treating Waste Gases (AREA)
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NO891779A 1988-04-29 1989-04-28 FremgangsmÕte for °kning av argongjenvinning fra en blanding, f.eks. luft NO176221C (no)

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US (1) US4871382A (de)
EP (1) EP0341854B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2516680B2 (de)
KR (1) KR910003111B1 (de)
AU (1) AU601105B2 (de)
CA (1) CA1280355C (de)
DE (1) DE68903598T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2037416T3 (de)
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