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Separation process

US5211817A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1992
Grant dateMay 18, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S203/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A product stream containing, inter alia, HCl, HF and fluorocarbons which form close boiling point azeotropes with HF is subjected to distillation using sidestream rectification in order to effect energy efficient separation of selected fluorocarbon/HF azeotropes from one another.

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