GB2181528B - Air separation - Google Patents

Air separation

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Publication number
GB2181528B
GB2181528B GB8524080A GB8524080A GB2181528B GB 2181528 B GB2181528 B GB 2181528B GB 8524080 A GB8524080 A GB 8524080A GB 8524080 A GB8524080 A GB 8524080A GB 2181528 B GB2181528 B GB 2181528B
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Prior art keywords
air separation
separation
air
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GB8524080A
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GB2181528A (en
GB8524080D0 (en
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Michael Ernest Garrett
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BOC Group Ltd
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BOC Group Ltd
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Priority to GB8524080A priority Critical patent/GB2181528B/en
Publication of GB8524080D0 publication Critical patent/GB8524080D0/en
Priority to ZA867376A priority patent/ZA867376B/en
Priority to JP61233122A priority patent/JP2773858B2/en
Publication of GB2181528A publication Critical patent/GB2181528A/en
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Publication of GB2181528B publication Critical patent/GB2181528B/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols
    • B01D53/22—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by diffusion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04636—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air using a hybrid air separation unit, e.g. combined process by cryogenic separation and non-cryogenic separation techniques
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification
    • F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream
    • F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air
    • F25J3/04763—Start-up or control of the process; Details of the apparatus used
    • F25J3/04866—Construction and layout of air fractionation equipments, e.g. valves, machines
    • F25J3/04969—Retrofitting or revamping of an existing air fractionation unit
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means
    • F25J2205/24—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using regenerators, cold accumulators or reversible heat exchangers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means
    • F25J2205/80—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using membrane, i.e. including a permeation step
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2230/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure of gaseous process streams
    • F25J2230/42—Processes or apparatus involving steps for increasing the pressure of gaseous process streams the fluid being nitrogen
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE
    • F25J2240/00—Processes or apparatus involving steps for expanding of process streams
    • F25J2240/02—Expansion of a process fluid in a work-extracting turbine (i.e. isentropic expansion), e.g. of the feed stream
    • F25J2240/12—Expansion of a process fluid in a work-extracting turbine (i.e. isentropic expansion), e.g. of the feed stream the fluid being nitrogen

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Oil, Petroleum & Natural Gas (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
GB8524080A 1985-09-30 1985-09-30 Air separation Expired GB2181528B (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8524080A GB2181528B (en) 1985-09-30 1985-09-30 Air separation
ZA867376A ZA867376B (en) 1985-09-30 1986-09-26 Air separation
JP61233122A JP2773858B2 (en) 1985-09-30 1986-09-30 Method and apparatus for separating air

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB8524080A GB2181528B (en) 1985-09-30 1985-09-30 Air separation

Publications (3)

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GB8524080D0 GB8524080D0 (en) 1985-11-06
GB2181528A GB2181528A (en) 1987-04-23
GB2181528B true GB2181528B (en) 1989-09-06

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JP (1) JP2773858B2 (en)
GB (1) GB2181528B (en)
ZA (1) ZA867376B (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

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US4934148A (en) * 1989-05-12 1990-06-19 Union Carbide Corporation Dry, high purity nitrogen production process and system
US5352272A (en) * 1991-01-30 1994-10-04 The Dow Chemical Company Gas separations utilizing glassy polymer membranes at sub-ambient temperatures
US5837032A (en) * 1991-01-30 1998-11-17 The Cynara Company Gas separations utilizing glassy polymer membranes at sub-ambient temperatures
US6406518B1 (en) * 2000-08-21 2002-06-18 Praxair Technology, Inc. Gas separation process using ceramic membrane and regenerators

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB594958A (en) * 1943-08-28 1947-11-24 Linde Air Prod Co Improvement in process of and apparatus for producing compressed oygen or other gas by liquifaction
GB1258568A (en) * 1968-08-21 1971-12-30
EP0144430A1 (en) * 1983-03-08 1985-06-19 Daidousanso Co., Ltd. Apparatus for producing high-purity nitrogen gas

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB594958A (en) * 1943-08-28 1947-11-24 Linde Air Prod Co Improvement in process of and apparatus for producing compressed oygen or other gas by liquifaction
GB1258568A (en) * 1968-08-21 1971-12-30
EP0144430A1 (en) * 1983-03-08 1985-06-19 Daidousanso Co., Ltd. Apparatus for producing high-purity nitrogen gas

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GB2181528A (en) 1987-04-23
JPS62142985A (en) 1987-06-26
JP2773858B2 (en) 1998-07-09
ZA867376B (en) 1987-05-27
GB8524080D0 (en) 1985-11-06

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Effective date: 19990930