Title:
PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING NEON
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/045450
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process (200) is proposed for obtaining neon by cryogenic means from a neon-containing gas mixture (E), in which, after cooling (C1, C2) the gas mixture (E) at a predetermined pressure, a neon-rich liquid fraction is obtained (3) from the gas mixture (E) by condensation and purified (S), in which the gas mixture (E) is cooled (C1, C2) stepwise by heat exchange against helium in a helium cooling circuit (30).
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Inventors:
KUNZ CHRISTIAN (DE)
FLUEGGEN RAINER (DE)
EICHELMANN ROBERT (DE)
FLUEGGEN RAINER (DE)
EICHELMANN ROBERT (DE)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2011/004971
Publication Date:
February 14, 2013
Filing Date:
October 05, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LINDE AG (DE)
KUNZ CHRISTIAN (DE)
FLUEGGEN RAINER (DE)
EICHELMANN ROBERT (DE)
KUNZ CHRISTIAN (DE)
FLUEGGEN RAINER (DE)
EICHELMANN ROBERT (DE)
International Classes:
F25J3/04; F25J3/02
Foreign References:
FR1578463A | 1969-08-14 | |||
US3854913A | 1974-12-17 | |||
DE102008053846A1 | 2010-05-06 | |||
US3854914A | 1974-12-17 |
Other References:
GÜNTER PH PEER: "Gewinnung von reinstem Neon", LINDE BERICHTE AUS TECHNIK UND WISSENSCHAFT,, no. 26, 1 July 1969 (1969-07-01), pages 32 - 36, XP001253985
BONDARENKO V ET AL: "WAVE CRYOGENERATORS APPLIED IN TECHNOLOGIES OF RARE GAS SEPARATION", INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF REFRIGERATION. PROCEEDINGS - CONGRESINTERNATIONAL DU FROID. COMPTES RENDUS, XX, XX, 21 August 2007 (2007-08-21), pages 1 - 8, XP001543123
EUGENE GUCCIONE: "Liquefaction Plant Places Neon Among Top Cryogenic Fluids", PROCESS FLOWSHEET,, vol. 70, no. 18, 2 September 1963 (1963-09-02), pages 68 - 70, XP001253977
BONDARENKO V ET AL: "WAVE CRYOGENERATORS APPLIED IN TECHNOLOGIES OF RARE GAS SEPARATION", INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF REFRIGERATION. PROCEEDINGS - CONGRESINTERNATIONAL DU FROID. COMPTES RENDUS, XX, XX, 21 August 2007 (2007-08-21), pages 1 - 8, XP001543123
EUGENE GUCCIONE: "Liquefaction Plant Places Neon Among Top Cryogenic Fluids", PROCESS FLOWSHEET,, vol. 70, no. 18, 2 September 1963 (1963-09-02), pages 68 - 70, XP001253977
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LINDE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Str. 6-14, Pullach, DE)
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