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AssigneeL'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
InventorsNicolas Kofman, David Bednarski, Bernard Saulnier, Guillaume Cardon, Mikael Wattiau
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In a method for separating argon by cryogenic distillation, in which a flow containing argon, oxygen and nitrogen and being more rich in argon than the air is sent to a distillation column, and an argon-rich gas flow is withdrawn at the top of the column, a portion of the argon-rich gas flow is mixed with beads to form a gas mixture containing beads, the beads being capable of adsorbing oxygen in the presence of argon at the column operating temperatures; the portion of the argon-rich gas flow mixed with the beads is condensed and then sent to the top of the column; and a bottom liquid containing beads is withdrawn from the column and treated to remove the beads, the beads removed being regenerated to remove the adsorbed oxygen and being again mixed with the argon-rich gas flow.
A method for separating argon by cryogenic distillation, in which:
An apparatus for separating argon by cryogenic distillation, comprising a distillation column, a means for sending a flow containing argon, oxygen and nitrogen and being more rich in argon than the air to the distillation column, and a means for withdrawing an argon-rich gas flow at the top of the column,
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