Patent · US Expired

Air separation

US4962646A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 30, 1989
Grant dateOct 16, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/915
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method and apparatus for cryogenic air separation wherein both fuel gas and electrical power are produced. Respective operating pressures of the lower and higher pressure rectification columns can be set independently of one another, allowing flexibility in selecting the purity of the oxygen product.

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