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Refrigerant recovery scheme

US5265427A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1992
Grant dateNov 30, 1993
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25J2290/12
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for obtaining ethane and propane refrigerant from a lean feed gas is disclosed. Said process involves the addition of a small amount of propane to a stream of said lean feed gas, thus widening the phase envelope and increasing the ease of separation of the methane and nitrogen from heavier components.

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