WO2016064267A1 - Installation industrielle de production d'un produit final à base de dioxyde de carbone (co2) à partir d'un produit de départ contenant du dioxyde de carbone gazeux - Google Patents

Installation industrielle de production d'un produit final à base de dioxyde de carbone (co2) à partir d'un produit de départ contenant du dioxyde de carbone gazeux Download PDF

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WO2016064267A1
WO2016064267A1 PCT/NL2015/050725 NL2015050725W WO2016064267A1 WO 2016064267 A1 WO2016064267 A1 WO 2016064267A1 NL 2015050725 W NL2015050725 W NL 2015050725W WO 2016064267 A1 WO2016064267 A1 WO 2016064267A1
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  • the invention relates to a process installation for preparing - during use - a carbon dioxide (C0 2 ) end product from a gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product having a lower degree of purity than the carbon dioxide end product, which process installation comprises a processing line, which processing line comprises at least the elements: a main inlet for the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product having a first degree of purity; a first purification unit for preparing liquid carbon dioxide having a second degree of purity from said gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product using a cooling medium, said second degree of purity being higher than said first degree of purity, said first purification unit at least comprising: a cooling unit and a heat exchanging unit being in heat exchanging contact with each other, said cooling unit having a cooling inlet being in fluid communication with said main inlet and a cooling outlet for outputting said liquid carbon dioxide with said second degree of purity, and said heat exchanging unit having a heat exchanging inlet being in fluid communication with said cooling outlet and a heat exchanging outlet for outputting carbon dioxide end product having
  • Such process installation is for example known from the European patent application no. 0194795 in the name of Kins Development Ltd.
  • a carbon dioxide end product is prepared based on a gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product.
  • gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product is for example a by-product of a beer brewery.
  • the degree of purity of the carbon dioxide starting product is lower than the degree of the carbon dioxide end product, which end product is often indicated as a 'pure' or 'food grade' carbon dioxide end product. This allows the 'food grade' carbon dioxide end product to be used in other applications, in particular for the carbonation of soft drinks or beer.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product with a low degree of purity is being subjected to a first purification process stage, during which liquid carbon dioxide having a higher degree of purity is being prepared from said lower degree gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product using a cooling medium.
  • a first purification process stage so-called non-condensable gaseous impurities having a higher condensation temperature than carbon dioxide are being discharged and the liquid, condensed carbon dioxide being prepared is in fact used as the cooling medium as it is being fed back towards the first purification process stage for cooling said gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product by means of heat exchange.
  • the carbon dioxide end product having a high degree of purity is not necessarily intended for food consumption applications, such as carbonation of beer or soft drinks, but could also be used for nonfood consumption applications, such as the purification of biogas from a biomass fermentation application, where carbon dioxide from the fermentation biogas is being obtained as an end product with a high degree of purity.
  • the process installation herewith further comprises a recirculation unit at least comprising a recirculation inlet being in fluid communication with said heat exchanging outlet; a line of elements comprising at least a compressor unit, a condenser unit and an expansion unit for preparing liquid carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity, said line of elements interconnecting the recirculation inlet with a recirculation outlet for outputting liquid carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity, said recirculation outlet being in fluid communication with said heat exchanging inlet.
  • the process installation further comprises a second purification unit for preparing liquid carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity from said liquid carbon dioxide having said second degree of purity, said third degree of purity being higher than said second degree of purity, said second purification unit at least comprising a purification inlet being in fluid communication with said cooling outlet and a purification outlet being in fluid communication with said heat exchanging inlet.
  • carbon dioxide end product is being prepared having a third, highest degree of purity.
  • This carbon dioxide end product is being returned to the heat exchanging inlet of the first purification unit and serves as the cooling medium for the first purification step of the gaseous carbon dioxide starting product.
  • said second purification unit comprises a reboiler unit interconnection said purification inlet and said purification outlet, which reboiler unit is in heat exchanging contact with the main inlet, wherein said reboiler unit further comprises at least one storage unit for storing said liquid carbon dioxide having said third degree of purity, wherein further said at least one storage unit is in fluid communication with said heat exchanging inlet.
  • said second purification unit further comprises a stripper unit interconnecting said purification inlet with said reboiler, as well as having a gas stripper interconnection between said reboiler unit and main inlet.
  • said recirculation liquid outlet is in fluid communication with said reboiler unit.
  • the recirculation unit further comprises at least a recirculation flash gas outlet for outputting gaseous carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity, which recirculation flash gas outlet is in fluid communication with said main outlet.
  • Carbon dioxide end product being liquefied in the recirculation unit still contains an amount of dissolved gaseous carbon dioxide that is being released as flash gas and purged back into the main outlet.
  • an additional energy efficiency is obtained as the flash gas (end product) is not introduced into the first piping towards the heat exchanging unit, nor towards the cooling inlet.
  • said recirculation flash gas outlet is in fluid communication with said cooling inlet. In the event of no consumption of gaseous end product at the main outlet said gaseous flash gas can be reintroduced into the main inlet towards the cooling unit.
  • said recirculation flash gas outlet is in heat exchanging contact with said expansion unit, which expansion unit comprises an expansion valve and an expansion storage unit.
  • said expansion unit comprises an expansion valve and an expansion storage unit.
  • said at least one storage unit and said expansion storage unit form one single storage unit. This allows the process installation to be constructed in a simplified and less expensive manner, as only one storage unit for storing liquefied carbon dioxide end product being obtained in either the second purification unit and in the recirculation unit.
  • said cooling unit further comprises a purge outlet for purging non-condensable gases.
  • non-condensable gases are considered by-products of the process, which has created the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product and can be amongst others, but not limited be N 2 , 0 2 , CH 4 and more.
  • Such gasses have a higher condensation temperature than carbon dioxide and are purged out of the process installation towards for example the atmosphere.
  • process installation further comprises a superheater unit interconnecting said heat exchanger outlet with said main outlet.
  • the line of elements of the recirculation unit further comprises at least one subcooling unit positioned downstream of the condenser unit for subcooling said liquid carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity.
  • a further temperature drop of the liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third degree of purity is obtained prior to the reintroduction of said liquid carbon dioxide in the heat exchanging inlet. This results in a lesser amount of flash gas in the liquid carbon dioxide end product and a more energy efficient recirculation of the carbon dioxide end product through the system.
  • said at least one subcooling unit is in heat exchanging contact with the heat exchanging outlet.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide end product leaving the heat exchanging outlet and entering the main outlet towards a dedicated process installation of an end user has a temperature (usually in the range of -60°C till -10°C), which is too low for direct use for the end user.
  • said at least one subcooling unit interconnects said condenser unit with the expansion unit and/or said at least one subcooling unit is positioned downstream of the expansion unit.
  • Figure 1 shows a first embodiment of a process installation according to the invention
  • Figure 2 shows a second embodiment of a process installation according to the invention
  • Figure 3 shows a third and fourth embodiment of a process installation according to the invention
  • Figure 4 shows a fifth embodiment of a process installation according to the invention
  • Figure 5 shows a sixth, seventh and eight embodiment of a process installation according to the invention
  • Figure 6 shows a schematic view of a further embodiment of a process installation according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 shows a further embodiment of a process installation according to
  • Figure 8 shows yet a further embodiment of a process installation according to Figure 2.
  • FIG. 1 discloses a first simplified yet schematic embodiment of a process installation 10 according to the invention.
  • the process installation 10 comprises a processing line for preparing a carbon dioxide end product using a gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product.
  • the process installation 10 of the embodiment depicted in Figure 1 consists of a processing line which is composed of a first piping 15 and several interconnected elements. With reference numeral 1 1 a main inlet is depicted for the intake of a gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product having a first degree of purity.
  • the inlet 1 1 is further connected to a first purification unit 12.
  • the first purification unit 12 comprises two elements: a cooling unit 121 and a heat exchanging unit 122.
  • the cooling unit 121 and the heat exchanging unit 122 are in heat exchanging contact with each other.
  • the heat exchanging contact surface between both units 121 and 122 is depicted in the Figures 1-5 by means of the schematic bold line 120.
  • the main inlet 1 1 is interconnected with the cooling unit 121 by means of a cooling inlet 121 a.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product (with the first degree of purity) is cooled down and liquefied using a cooling medium, such that at the cooling outlet 121 b liquefied carbon dioxide is outputted.
  • This liquefied carbon dioxide has a second degree of purity, which second degree of purity is higher than the first degree of purity of the gaseous carbon dioxide starting product which has entered the cooling unit 121 via the cooling inlet 121 a.
  • the first purification in the cooling unit 121 is established as any non-condensable gases present in the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product are being purged out of the cooling unit 121 via a purge outlet 14.
  • the liquefied carbon dioxide with the second degree of purity is outputted at the cooling outlet 121 b and is circulated through piping 15 towards a heat exchanging inlet 122a of the heat exchanger 122.
  • the cooling medium used to liquefy the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product being introduced via the cooling inlet 121a into the cooling unit 121 is the liquefied carbon dioxide with the second degree of purity, which has been outputted via the cooling outlet 121 b.
  • the first purification stage in the first purification unit 12 takes place by means of the cooling down and the liquefaction of the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product (with the first, lowest degree of purity) by means of heat exchange across the heat exchanging surface 120 using as a cooling medium the already liquefied carbon dioxide having the second, higher degree of purity, which is being reintroduced via the heat exchanging inlet 122a into the heat exchanging unit 122.
  • the carbon dioxide end product outputted via the heat exchanging outlet 122b towards the main outlet 13 is considered having a high degree of purity, often indicated as a 'pure' or 'food grade' carbon dioxide end product (when using the end product in a food consumption application).
  • This end product can be distributed via the main outlet 13 towards a dedicated process installation of an end user, who might use the carbon dioxide end product for several applications.
  • One application can be the carbonation of soft drinks or beer.
  • the carbon dioxide end product having a high degree of purity is not necessarily intended for food consumption applications, such as carbonation of beer or soft drinks, but could also be used for non-food consumption such as the purification of biogas from a biomass fermentation application.
  • a process installation 10 as depicted in a schematic manner in Figure 1 (and Figures 2-8) are operated such that carbon dioxide end product having a high 'food grade' degree of purity is being prepared in a continuous manner. Due to the nature and quality of the carbon dioxide end product any surplus will not be purged to the outer atmosphere but will be stored in suitable storage tanks. As long as there is any consumption of carbon dioxide end product at the main outlet 13 by the end user, for example for carbonating soft drinks, the process installation 10 will be operated at a so- called equilibrium between production, consumption and storage capacity.
  • the process installation 10 is provided with a recirculation unit, depicted with reference numeral 50.
  • the recirculation unit 50 is composed of a further processing line consisting of a second piping 54 and interconnected elements depicted with reference numerals 51-52-53.
  • the recirculation unit 50 has a recirculation inlet 50a which is connected with the main outlet 13.
  • the recirculation unit is composed of a line of elements in this embodiment being comprised of a compressor unit 51 , in particular any type of compressor unit with additional equipment elements (such as a filter, etc.), a condenser unit 52 and an expansion unit 53.
  • Said liquefied carbon dioxide end product is being fed towards the recirculation outlet 50b, which according to the invention is in fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a (via first piping 15).
  • Reference numeral 55 denotes a recirculation flash gas outlet for outputting gaseous carbon dioxide end product having the third, high degree of purity, which recirculation flash gas outlet 55 is in fluid communication with the main outlet 13 by means of outlet piping 56.
  • Purging flash gas via the flash gas outlet 55 towards the main outlet 13 is considered energy efficient as it is herewith avoided that the flash gas end product is to be introduced via the recirculation outlet 50b and being mixed with liquefied carbon dioxide into the first piping towards the heat exchanging unit 122 and affects the efficiency of the heat exchanging unit. It is observed that the inlet 122a of the heat exchanging unit 122 is being fed with liquefied carbon dioxide and also inserting flash gas towards the heat exchanging unit 122 will reduce the energy efficiency of the heat exchanging unit 122 during operation.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide end product at the heat exchanging unit 122b and the main outlet 13 has a higher degree of purity than the degree of purity of the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product at the main inlet 1 1 and the cooling inlet 121a.
  • the liquefied carbon dioxide at the cooling outlet 121 b has a second degree of purity, which second degree of purity is higher than the first degree of purity.
  • the liquid carbon dioxide with the second degree of purity is identical to the gaseous carbon dioxide end product with the third degree of purity which is being outputted at the heat exchanging outlet 122b and the main outlet 13.
  • the liquid carbon dioxide at the cooling outlet 121 b and the gaseous carbon dioxide end product at the main outlet 13 have the same degree of purity.
  • the second degree of purity (obtained after the first purification stage at the fist purification unit 12) belonging to the liquid carbon dioxide product at the cooling outlet 121 b is identical to the third degree of purity belonging to the gaseous carbon dioxide end product at the main outlet 13.
  • the second embodiment of the process installation 10 as disclosed in Figure 2 comprises a second purification unit which is schematically denoted with reference numeral 16.
  • the second purification unit 16 is accommodated in the first piping 15 and is provided with a purification inlet 16a, which is in fluid communication with the cooling outlet 121 b. Furthermore the second purification unit 16 has a purification outlet 16b which is in fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a.
  • the second purification unit 16 is being provided with liquefied carbon dioxide with the second degree of purity being prepared with the first purification stage in the first purification unit 12 and being outputted via the cooling outlet 121 b.
  • liquefied carbon dioxide end product having a third degree of purity is being prepared, with the third degree of purity being higher than the second degree of purity of the liquefied carbon dioxide outputted at the cooling outlet 121 b.
  • the liquefied carbon dioxide with the third degree of purity is considered being the carbon dioxide end product with the highest degree of purity.
  • This liquefied carbon dioxide end product with the third, highest degree of purity is being fed towards the heat exchanging inlet 122a as a cooling medium for preparing liquid carbon dioxide with the second degree of purity in the first purification unit 12 using heat exchanging across the heat exchanging surface 120.
  • the carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity is being outputted via the heat exchanging outlet 122b towards the main outlet 13 in a gaseous state.
  • this second embodiment of the process installation 10 according to the invention is provided with the recirculation unit 50, for its functionality reference is made towards the detailed description in connection with Figure 1.
  • the recirculation outlet 50b is in direct fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a for recirculating liquefied carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity, which liquefied carbon dioxide end product has been introduced into the recirculation unit 50 in a gaseous state via the main outlet 13 and the recirculation inlet 50a.
  • flash gas is being purged downstream from the expansion unit 53 via flash gas outlet 55 and flash outlet piping 56 back towards the main outlet 13.
  • Figure 3 discloses further embodiments of a process installation 10 according to the invention.
  • the second purification unit 16 comprises a reboiler unit 161 which interconnects the purification inlet 16a with the purification outlet 16b.
  • the reboiler unit 161 further comprises at least one storage unit 162 for storing liquid carbon dioxide having the third degree of purity.
  • the reboiler unit 161 is in direct fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a via the purification outlet 16b, yet in another embodiment the reboiler unit 161 is in indirect fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a, as the reboiler unit 161 first connects to the storage unit 162, and which storage unit 162 is in direct fluid communication via the purification outlet 16b with the heat exchanging inlet 122a via piping 15.
  • the liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity is being fed towards the heat exchanging unit 122 for preparing liquid carbon dioxide having a second degree of purity from the gaseous carbon dioxide containing starting product having the first degree of purity.
  • first degree of purity is lower than the second degree of purity, which in turn is lower than the third degree of purity, which is considered the highest degree of purity of the carbon dioxide end product.
  • the carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity is fed towards to main outlet 13 for further use, for example for the carbonation of soft drinks or beer.
  • the third and fourth embodiment of the process installation according to the invention relate to the connection of the recirculation outlet 50b (see Figures 1 and 2) with the heat exchanging inlet 122a.
  • Figure 3 shows two alternative connections wherein the recirculation outlet 50b is in indirect fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a. These two indirect fluid communications are depicted in dashed lines 50b' and 50b".
  • the recirculation outlet 50b' is in direct fluid communication with the reboiler unit 161
  • the recirculation outlet 50b" is in direct fluid communication with the at least one storage unit 162.
  • the recirculation outlets 50b' and 50b" are in fluid communication with the heat exchanging inlet 122a, albeit in an indirect communication manner.
  • liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity is being introduced into the second purification unit where liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third degree of purity is being prepared from the liquid carbon dioxide having the second degree of purity. Also here in both embodiments no dilution of the carbon dioxide end product will occur as the carbon dioxide end product is being reintroduced into the process line of the process installation 10 at locations where carbon dioxide product having the same degree of purity exists in the process line.
  • the flash gas outlet 55 communicates directly with the main outlet 13 via flash outlet piping 56.
  • FIG 4 a fifth embodiment of the process installation 10 according to the invention is disclosed, wherein the second purification unit is further explained.
  • reference numeral 163 denotes a stripper unit which interconnects the cooling outlet 121 b by means of piping 15 with the reboiler unit 161.
  • the stripper column 163 also contains a gas stripper interconnection 164 which interconnects the reboiler 161 and the main inlet 11 , in particular the cooling inlet 121 a.
  • any gas still dissolved in the liquid carbon dioxide having the second degree of purity can escape from the liquid carbon dioxide and reintroduced via the gas stripper interconnection 164 towards the cooling inlet 121a.
  • the purified liquid carbon dioxide enters the reboiler 161 as the liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity.
  • the main inlet 1 1 is in heat exchanging contact with the liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity contained in the reboiler unit 161.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide starting product having the first, lowest degree of purity and being fed via the main inlet 1 1 is herewith pre-cooled prior to the entrance via the cooling inlet 121a into the cooling unit 121 for the first purification step. This results in a further energy efficiency.
  • Figure 5 discloses a sixth, seventh and eighth embodiment of a process installation 10 according to the invention.
  • Reference numerals 50b, 50b', 50b" disclose the three embodiments of the (direct and indirect) different and possible fluid communications of the recirculation outlet with the heat exchanging inlet 122a.
  • the dashed line depicted with 50b shows the direct fluid communication of the recirculation outlet 50b with the heat exchanging inlet 122a, whereas the recirculation outlet 50b' is in direct fluid communication with the reboiler unit 161 and the recirculation outlet 50b" is in direct fluid communication with the at least one storage unit 162 of the second purification unit.
  • FIG. 5 discloses in more detail several process configurations of the flash gas outlet 55 as well as a more detailed depiction of the recirculation unit 50 in particular the expansion unit 53.
  • the expansion unit 53 is composed of an expansion valve 531 which interconnects the condenser unit 52 with a recirculation storage unit 532. Compressed and condensed gaseous carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity expands after the expansion valve 531 and is collected in a liquid form in the recirculation storage unit 532. Any flash gas in the expansion storage unit 532 may evaporate (evade) and can be separated via the flash gas outlet 55.
  • the flash gas outlet 55 is in direct fluid communication with the main outlet 13 via flash outlet piping 56.
  • FIG 5 two alternative embodiments of this process configuration are depicted.
  • the flash gas outlet 55 is in direct fluid communication with the main outlet 13 upstream from the recirculation inlet 50a via flash outlet piping 56
  • the flash gas outlet 55 is in direct fluid communication with the main outlet 13 at a downstream level from the recirculation inlet 50a via flash outlet piping 56'.
  • a reason for outputting flash gas upstream or downstream from the recirculation inlet 50a can be the different temperature of the flash gas. Flash gas which is to be distributed directly to an end user (end consumer) can have another temperature than for example the flash gas temperature, which is recirculated via the recirculation inlet 50a towards the compressor unit 51.
  • outlets 13 can be configured depending on the conditions of the gaseous carbon dioxide end product (temperature, pressure, volume rate) etc. to be delivered towards specific different end consumers.
  • the flash gas outlet 55 is interconnected via flash outlet piping 56" with the main inlet 1 1/cooling inlet 121a.
  • FIG. 5 Yet another process configuration of the flash gas outlet 55 is shown in Figure 5 by means of reference numeral 56"'.
  • the flash gas outlet 55 is in heat exchanging contact with the recirculation storage unit 132 by means of a flash outlet piping 56"' being submerged in the liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third degree of purity, that is being collected in the recirculation storage unit 532.
  • the flash gas through said outlet piping 56"' is being warmed up by the liquid carbon dioxide end product contained in the recirculation storage unit 532 and then returned to the main outlet 13 either via the flash outlet piping 56 or piping 56'.
  • Figure 6 shows in more detail a possible process configuration of the process installation according to the invention. In this Figure 6 the multiple embodiments depicted in Figures 2-5 are shown. Depending on the operational conditions of the process installation any embodiment of the recirculation unit 50 can be activated using suitable control devices 57 incorporated in the piping 15 and 54.
  • the flash outlet piping 56 can be directly returned to the recirculation unit 50, in particular flash outlet piping 56 can be connected to the second piping 54, upstream from either the compressor unit 51 or condenser unit 52 using suitable control devices 57. Also is it feasible to connect the flash outlet piping 56 directly to the compressor unit 51 or the condenser unit 52.
  • a further embodiment is depicted by means of a superheater unit 60 being incorporated in the main outlet 13.
  • the superheater unit 60 heats the gaseous carbon dioxide end product having the third, highest degree of purity being outputted from the heat exchanging unit 122 before the end product is fed towards the end consumer for example for carbonating soft drinks or beer (or other non-food consumption applications).
  • the superheater unit 59 is located such that the flash outlet piping 56 is connected upstream from the superheater 59 with the main outlet 13. Flash outlet piping 56' is connected downstream from the superheater 59 with the main outlet 13.
  • Reference numeral 60 denotes a pre-heater unit.
  • reference numeral 58 denotes a heat exchanging unit in a separate outlet 13' for delivering flash gas end product with different properties.
  • reference numeral 165 denotes a separate storage unit for storing liquid carbon dioxide end product having the third degree of purity. It is remarked that this separate storage unit 165 can replace the individual storage units 162 and 532 of the second purification unit 16 and the recirculation unit 50. In that embodiment said individual storage units 162 and 532 are combined and form one general storage unit 165 resulting in more simplified and hence cheaper process installation.
  • the central storage unit 165 can be obviated, requiring said individual storage units 162 and 532 of both the second purification unit 16 and the recirculation unit 50. This individual storage can be achieved using larger dimensions of the piping.
  • Figure 7 shows an alternative embodiment of the recirculation unit 50, where the line of elements 51-52-53 further comprises a subcooling unit 80 being positioned in the recirculation process line 54 downstream of the condenser unit 52 (seen in the direction of flow of the carbon dioxide through the process line 54).
  • the subcooling unit 80 is positioned between (or interconnecting) the condenser unit 52 and the expansion unit 53.
  • the subcooling unit 80 subcools the liquid carbon dioxide end product having said third degree of purity in the recirculation process line 54 to a lower temperature, before the liquid carbon dioxide end product prior to the reintroduction of said liquid carbon dioxide in the heat exchanging inlet 122a (via the recirculation outlet 50b).
  • said subcooling unit 81 is in heat exchanging contact with the heat exchanging outlet 122b.
  • the gaseous carbon dioxide end product leaving the heat exchanging outlet 122b and entering the main outlet towards a dedicated process installation of an end user has a temperature (usually in the range of -60°C till -10°C), which temperature is too low for direct use for the end user.
  • subcooling unit 80 and 81 is described using the embodiment of the process installation of Figure 2 it will be clear that the subcooling units 80 and 81 also can be implemented in the embodiments shown in the Figures 1 , 3-6. In either embodiments shown in Figures 1-6 the implementation of at least one subcooling unit in the recirculation unit and in particular in the line of elements downstream of the condenser unit 52 and/or the expansion unit 53 liquid carbon dioxide end product in the recirculation process line 54 is being subcooled and outputted via the recirculation outlet 50b (or 50b'or 50b") and ultimately enters the heat exchanging inlet 122a.
  • the recirculation unit is composed of a line of elements, which at least comprise a compressor unit, in particular any type of compressor unit with additional equipment elements (such as a filter, etc.), a condenser unit and an expansion unit (embodiments shown in Figures 1-6), and in addition at least one subcooling unit (embodiments shown in Figures 7 and 8) being position in the line of elements downstream of the condenser unit and/or the expansion unit (seen in the direction of flow of the liquid carbon dioxide end product through the recirculation unit).
  • the at least one subcooling unit 80-81 is positioned downstream of the condenser unit 52, and in particular between the condenser unit 52 and the expansion unit 53 interconnecting both element parts (thus also positioned upstream of the expansion unit 53).
  • the at least one subcooling unit 80-81 can also be positioned downstream of the expansion unit 53 and in particular downstream of the expansion unit 531 , but upstream of the recirculation/expansion storage unit 532 ( Figure 5).

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L'invention concerne une installation industrielle de production, pendant l'utilisation, d'un produit final à base de dioxyde de carbone (CO2) à partir d'un produit de départ contenant du dioxyde de carbone gazeux présentant un degré de pureté inférieur à celui du produit final à base de dioxyde de carbone. Ladite installation industrielle comprend une chaîne de traitement, laquelle chaîne de traitement comprend au moins les éléments suivants : un orifice d'entrée principal pour le produit de départ contenant du dioxyde de carbone gazeux présentant un premier degré de pureté ; une première unité de purification permettant la préparation de dioxyde de carbone liquide présentant un deuxième degré de pureté à partir dudit produit de départ contenant du dioxyde de carbone gazeux à l'aide d'un milieu de refroidissement, ledit deuxième degré de pureté étant supérieur audit premier degré de pureté, ladite première unité de purification comprenant au moins : une unité de refroidissement et une unité d'échange thermique en contact d'échange thermique l'une avec l'autre, ladite unité de refroidissement possédant un orifice d'entrée d'unité de refroidissement qui est en communication fluidique avec ledit orifice d'entrée principal et un orifice de sortie d'unité de refroidissement par lequel sort ledit dioxyde de carbone liquide présentant ledit deuxième degré de pureté, et ladite unité d'échange thermique possédant un orifice d'entrée d'unité d'échange thermique qui est en communication fluidique avec ledit orifice de sortie d'unité de refroidissement et un orifice de sortie d'unité d'échange thermique par lequel sort le produit final à base de dioxyde de carbone présentant un troisième degré de pureté, et un orifice de sortie principal qui est en communication fluidique avec ledit orifice de sortie de l'unité d'échange thermique, lesquels éléments étant reliés entre eux au moyen d'un premier système de tuyauterie approprié.
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