摘要:
A dual feed pressure cryogenic air separation system wherein all the feed air is pressurized to an intermediate pressure and cleaned of high boiling impurities at that intermediate pressure, and a portion further compressed to the high pressure and then cooled against another portion so as to prepare that other portion for the turboexpansion to the low pressure, preferably with the turboexpansion driving the further compression.
摘要:
A serial column system for producing relatively large quantities of both high purity nitrogen gas and high purity nitrogen liquid using a first column producing the high purity gas and a second column producing the high purity liquid, with second column top fluid refluxing the first column.
摘要:
A system for achieving a low level of nitrogen in a lower pressure column in the feed to the argon column in a cryogenic air separation system by use of two beds of structured packing of about equal height in the lower pressure column, with mixing and redistribution of liquid between them. The packed beds are located between the feed from the argon column top condenser and the point where the argon column feed is withdrawn.
摘要:
A method is provided for separation of air by cryogenic rectification comprising compressing feed air, passing the compressed feed air through a prepurifier wherein the air is substantially cleaned of impurities, thereafter cooling the cleaned air in a cooled regenerator and then introducing it into a cryogenic air separation facility wherein it is separated into nitrogen-rich and oxygen-rich components.
摘要:
A system for producing cryogenic liquefied industrial gas, especially useful in conjunction with a non-cryogenic industrial gas production facility, wherein the output of the industrial gas production facility is pressurized, a portion passed to the use point, and another portion is condensed against a turboexpanded stream which is also taken from the pressurized gas.
摘要:
A cryogenic rectification system having high recovery of both higher purity and lower purity oxygen which employs a side column having a bottom reboiler wherein feed air is partially condensed and the feed air vapor remaining after the partial condensation is turboexpanded prior to rectification.
摘要:
A cryogenic rectification system employing an additional rectifying section in parallel with the lower section of the lower pressure column of a double column for producing product oxygen at both low and high purity.
摘要:
A double column cryogenic rectification system for producing lower purity oxygen wherein a minor portion of the feed air is successively condensed in two vertically oriented stages within the lower pressure column before undergoing rectification.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for producing a carbon monoxide containing product in which cathode and anode sides of an electrically driven oxygen separation device are contacted with carbon dioxide and a reducing agent, respectively. The carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon monoxide through ionization of oxygen and the reducing agent lowers the partial pressure of oxygen at the anode side to partially drive oxygen ion transport within the device through the consumption of the oxygen and to supply heat. The lowering of oxygen partial pressure reduces voltage and therefore, electrical power required to be applied to the device and the heat is supplied to heat the device to an operational temperature and to the reduction of the carbon dioxide occurring at the cathode side. The device can be used as part of an integrated apparatus in which the carbon dioxide is supplied from a waste stream of a process plant.
摘要:
A process and system for recovering valuable by-products (e.g., hydrogen) from refinery gas streams. For hydrogen-only recovery, the invention comprises a partial condensation step to upgrade the refinery fuel gas to a minimum of 60% hydrogen, which is further purified in a pressure swing adsorption process. When configured to recover hydrogen, methane-rich gas and raw LPG (methane depleted gas containing C2 hydrocarbons and heavier), the invention comprises two partial condensation steps where the feed is cooled in the first step to allow separation of ethane and heavier hydrocarbons, and the resulting vapor is cooled to a lower temperature in a second step for hydrogen recovery.