Patent · US Expired

Deoxygenation of water

US4017276A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 1976
Grant dateApr 12, 1977
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Expiry dateJun 22, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F1/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Seawater is deoxygenated with a nitrogen stripping gas, with the nitrogen stripping gas containing stripped oxygen, being subjected to low temperature fractionation to separate oxygen from the nitrogen. The nitrogen recovered from the fractionation is then recycled to the stripping operation. Air is also employed as feed to the fractionation to provide additional nitrogen and reflux requirements.

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