Method and apparatus for separation of 13c16o from natural co
AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAlexander ALEKSEEV
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Abstract
Method and Apparatus for separating at least one CO isotope compound, especially isotope compound 13C16O, from natural CO, comprising: a rectification column system (110) comprising a plurality of rectification sections (112,114,116,118,120) arranged adjacent to one another in a chain-like manner, including an upper rectification section (112) and a plurality of lower rectification sections (114,116,118,120), each rectification section comprising a heating means (112a,114a,116a,118a,120a) to maintain evaporation of liquid present therein, provided that the heating means (112a) of the at least one of the plurality of rectification sections (112) is provided to comprise a heat pump cycle (112b).
Claims12
Method for separating at least one CO isotope compound, especially isotope compound 13C16O, from natural CO, comprising:
- operating a rectification column system (110), comprising a plurality of rectification sections (112,114,116,118,120) arranged adjacent to one another in a chain-like manner, including an upper rectification section and a plurality of lower rectification sections, wherein maintaining evaporation of liquid present in the rectification column is achieved by heating the liquid by heating means provided in each rectification section, wherein the heating of at least one of the plurality of rectification sections is provided by heating means comprising a heat pump cycle (112b), wherein preferably the heating at the least one further one of the plurality of rectification sections is provided by means comprising an electrical heater.
Apparatus for separating at least one CO isotope compound, especially isotope compound 13C16O, from natural CO, comprising:
- a rectification column system (110) comprising a plurality of rectification sections (112,114,116,118,120) arranged adjacent to one another in a chain-like manner, including an upper rectification section (112) and a plurality of lower rectification sections (114,116,118,120), each rectification section comprising a heating means (112a,114a,116a,118a,120a) to maintain evaporation of liquid present therein, wherein the heating means (112a) of at least one of the plurality of rectification sections (112) comprises an external heat pump cycle (112b).
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