ZA928664B - Air separation. - Google Patents
Air separation.Info
- Publication number
- ZA928664B ZA928664B ZA928664A ZA928664A ZA928664B ZA 928664 B ZA928664 B ZA 928664B ZA 928664 A ZA928664 A ZA 928664A ZA 928664 A ZA928664 A ZA 928664A ZA 928664 B ZA928664 B ZA 928664B
- Authority
- ZA
- South Africa
- Prior art keywords
- air separation
- separation
- air
- Prior art date
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- 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
- F25J3/04006—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit
- F25J3/04078—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit providing pressurized products by liquid compression and vaporisation with cold recovery, i.e. so-called internal compression
- F25J3/0409—Providing pressurised feed air or process streams within or from the air fractionation unit providing pressurized products by liquid compression and vaporisation with cold recovery, i.e. so-called internal compression of oxygen
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- 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
- F25J3/04151—Purification and (pre-)cooling of the feed air; recuperative heat-exchange with product streams
- F25J3/04187—Cooling of the purified feed air by recuperative heat-exchange; Heat-exchange with product streams
- F25J3/04193—Division of the main heat exchange line in consecutive sections having different functions
- F25J3/042—Division of the main heat exchange line in consecutive sections having different functions having an intermediate feed connection
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- 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
- F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
- F25J3/04284—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams
- F25J3/0429—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of feed air, e.g. used as waste or product air or expanded into an auxiliary column
- F25J3/04296—Claude expansion, i.e. expanded into the main or high pressure column
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- 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
- F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
- F25J3/04284—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams
- F25J3/0429—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion using internal refrigeration by open-loop gas work expansion, e.g. of intermediate or oxygen enriched (waste-)streams of feed air, e.g. used as waste or product air or expanded into an auxiliary column
- F25J3/04303—Lachmann expansion, i.e. expanded into oxygen producing or low pressure column
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- 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
- F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
- F25J3/04375—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc.
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- 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
- F25J3/04248—Generation of cold for compensating heat leaks or liquid production, e.g. by Joule-Thompson expansion
- F25J3/04375—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc.
- F25J3/04393—Details relating to the work expansion, e.g. process parameter etc. using multiple or multistage gas work expansion
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- 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
- F25J3/04406—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 dual pressure main column system
- F25J3/04412—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 dual pressure main column system in a classical double column flowsheet, i.e. with thermal coupling by a main reboiler-condenser in the bottom of low pressure respectively top of high pressure column
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- 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
- F25J3/04642—Recovering noble gases from air
- F25J3/04648—Recovering noble gases from air argon
- F25J3/04654—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column
- F25J3/04666—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system
- F25J3/04672—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser
- F25J3/04678—Producing crude argon in a crude argon column as a parallel working rectification column of the low pressure column in a dual pressure main column system having a top condenser cooled by oxygen enriched liquid from high pressure column bottoms
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- 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
- F25J2290/00—Other details not covered by groups F25J2200/00 - F25J2280/00
- F25J2290/12—Particular process parameters like pressure, temperature, ratios
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S62/00—Refrigeration
- Y10S62/939—Partial feed stream expansion, air
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Thermal Sciences (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Emergency Medicine (AREA)
- Separation By Low-Temperature Treatments (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB919124242A GB9124242D0 (en) | 1991-11-14 | 1991-11-14 | Air separation |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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ZA928664B true ZA928664B (en) | 1993-05-10 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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ZA928664A ZA928664B (en) | 1991-11-14 | 1992-11-10 | Air separation. |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5287704A (xx) |
EP (1) | EP0542539B1 (xx) |
JP (1) | JPH05231765A (xx) |
AU (1) | AU652864B2 (xx) |
CA (1) | CA2082676A1 (xx) |
DE (1) | DE69216372T2 (xx) |
GB (1) | GB9124242D0 (xx) |
ZA (1) | ZA928664B (xx) |
Families Citing this family (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2706195B1 (fr) * | 1993-06-07 | 1995-07-28 | Air Liquide | Procédé et unité de fourniture d'un gaz sous pression à une installation consommatrice d'un constituant de l'air. |
US5379598A (en) * | 1993-08-23 | 1995-01-10 | The Boc Group, Inc. | Cryogenic rectification process and apparatus for vaporizing a pumped liquid product |
US5385024A (en) * | 1993-09-29 | 1995-01-31 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic rectification system with improved recovery |
FR2711778B1 (fr) * | 1993-10-26 | 1995-12-08 | Air Liquide | Procédé et installation de production d'oxygène et/ou d'azote sous pression. |
FR2714721B1 (fr) * | 1993-12-31 | 1996-02-16 | Air Liquide | Procédé et installation de liquéfaction d'un gaz. |
GB9405072D0 (en) * | 1994-03-16 | 1994-04-27 | Boc Group Plc | Air separation |
US5560763A (en) * | 1995-05-24 | 1996-10-01 | The Boc Group, Inc. | Integrated air separation process |
GB9607792D0 (en) | 1996-04-15 | 1996-06-19 | Boc Group Plc | Air separation apparatus |
US5894511A (en) * | 1996-06-27 | 1999-04-13 | Mci Worldcom, Inc. | Validation query based on a supervisory signal |
US5802873A (en) * | 1997-05-08 | 1998-09-08 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic rectification system with dual feed air turboexpansion |
US5758515A (en) * | 1997-05-08 | 1998-06-02 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation with warm turbine recycle |
FR2776760B1 (fr) * | 1998-03-31 | 2000-05-05 | Air Liquide | Procede et appareil de separation d'air par distillation cryogenique |
US6000239A (en) * | 1998-07-10 | 1999-12-14 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation system with high ratio turboexpansion |
US6053008A (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2000-04-25 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Method for carrying out subambient temperature, especially cryogenic, separation using refrigeration from a multicomponent refrigerant fluid |
US6112550A (en) * | 1998-12-30 | 2000-09-05 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic rectification system and hybrid refrigeration generation |
US6230519B1 (en) | 1999-11-03 | 2001-05-15 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation process for producing gaseous nitrogen and gaseous oxygen |
US6260380B1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-07-17 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation process for producing liquid oxygen |
US6253577B1 (en) | 2000-03-23 | 2001-07-03 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation process for producing elevated pressure gaseous oxygen |
US6543253B1 (en) | 2002-05-24 | 2003-04-08 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Method for providing refrigeration to a cryogenic rectification plant |
US7114352B2 (en) * | 2003-12-24 | 2006-10-03 | Praxair Technology, Inc. | Cryogenic air separation system for producing elevated pressure nitrogen |
EP2610214B1 (en) * | 2011-12-28 | 2017-05-03 | King Saud University | Method for converting nitrogen (N2) into ammonia and/or nitric acid |
DK3045844T3 (da) * | 2013-10-03 | 2020-11-09 | Daikin Ind Ltd | Køleenhed til container |
US20160245585A1 (en) | 2015-02-24 | 2016-08-25 | Henry E. Howard | System and method for integrated air separation and liquefaction |
Family Cites Families (6)
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FR2461906A1 (fr) * | 1979-07-20 | 1981-02-06 | Air Liquide | Procede et installation cryogeniques de separation d'air avec production d'oxygene sous haute pression |
DE3738559A1 (de) * | 1987-11-13 | 1989-05-24 | Linde Ag | Verfahren zur luftzerlegung durch tieftemperaturrektifikation |
US4895583A (en) * | 1989-01-12 | 1990-01-23 | The Boc Group, Inc. | Apparatus and method for separating air |
FR2652409A1 (fr) * | 1989-09-25 | 1991-03-29 | Air Liquide | Procede de production frigorifique, cycle frigorifique correspondant et leur application a la distillation d'air. |
US5074898A (en) * | 1990-04-03 | 1991-12-24 | Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation | Cryogenic air separation method for the production of oxygen and medium pressure nitrogen |
GB9100814D0 (en) * | 1991-01-15 | 1991-02-27 | Boc Group Plc | Air separation |
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1991
- 1991-11-14 GB GB919124242A patent/GB9124242D0/en active Pending
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1992
- 1992-11-10 ZA ZA928664A patent/ZA928664B/xx unknown
- 1992-11-12 US US07/976,249 patent/US5287704A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1992-11-12 CA CA002082676A patent/CA2082676A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-11-12 DE DE69216372T patent/DE69216372T2/de not_active Revoked
- 1992-11-12 EP EP92310325A patent/EP0542539B1/en not_active Revoked
- 1992-11-12 AU AU28338/92A patent/AU652864B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1992-11-13 JP JP4304006A patent/JPH05231765A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH05231765A (ja) | 1993-09-07 |
DE69216372D1 (de) | 1997-02-13 |
CA2082676A1 (en) | 1993-05-15 |
DE69216372T2 (de) | 1997-05-15 |
GB9124242D0 (en) | 1992-01-08 |
AU2833892A (en) | 1993-05-20 |
EP0542539B1 (en) | 1997-01-02 |
EP0542539A1 (en) | 1993-05-19 |
US5287704A (en) | 1994-02-22 |
AU652864B2 (en) | 1994-09-08 |
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