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Process and device for the evaporation of a liquid flow

US5704228A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 1996
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/924
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

In a process for liquid evaporation by heat exchange with a gas which condenses, the pressure of the liquid to be evaporated is reduced and it is enriched in a constituent which has little volatility after evaporation. According to an alternative form, the gas to be condensed can be enriched in the constituent which has little volatility.

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