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Production of membrane-derived nitrogen from combustion gases

US4781907A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 4, 1985
Grant dateNov 1, 1988
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 4, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02C20/40
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

High-purity nitrogen is recovered from combustion gas such as exhaust stack gases, by utilizing selective gas-permeable membranes to separate by rejection, nitrogen from the other gases present in the gas stream.

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