AU3052477A

AU3052477A – Adsorption process for obtaining argon
– Google Patents

AU3052477A – Adsorption process for obtaining argon
– Google Patents
Adsorption process for obtaining argon

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Publication number
AU3052477A

AU3052477A
AU30524/77A
AU3052477A
AU3052477A
AU 3052477 A
AU3052477 A
AU 3052477A
AU 30524/77 A
AU30524/77 A
AU 30524/77A
AU 3052477 A
AU3052477 A
AU 3052477A
AU 3052477 A
AU3052477 A
AU 3052477A
Authority
AU
Australia
Prior art keywords
adsorption process
obtaining argon
argon
obtaining
adsorption
Prior art date
1976-11-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)

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Application number
AU30524/77A
Other versions

AU515010B2
(en

Inventor
J. W Armond
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd

Original Assignee
Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
1976-11-09
Filing date
1977-11-09
Publication date
1979-05-17

1977-11-09
Application filed by Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd
filed
Critical
Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd

1979-05-17
Publication of AU3052477A
publication
Critical
patent/AU3052477A/en

1981-03-12
Application granted
granted
Critical

1981-03-12
Publication of AU515010B2
publication
Critical
patent/AU515010B2/en

Status
Expired
legal-status
Critical
Current

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Classifications

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols

B01D53/02—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography

B01D53/04—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols by adsorption, e.g. preparative gas chromatography with stationary adsorbents

B01D53/047—Pressure swing adsorption

B01D53/0476—Vacuum pressure swing adsorption

C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY

C01—INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

C01B—NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; METALLOIDS OR COMPOUNDS THEREOF NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASS C01C

C01B23/00—Noble gases; Compounds thereof

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES

F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE

F25J3/00—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification

F25J3/02—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream

F25J3/04—Processes or apparatus for separating the constituents of gaseous or liquefied gaseous mixtures involving the use of liquefaction or solidification by rectification, i.e. by continuous interchange of heat and material between a vapour stream and a liquid stream for air

F25J3/04642—Recovering noble gases from air

F25J3/04648—Recovering noble gases from air argon

F25J3/04721—Producing pure argon, e.g. recovered from a crude argon column

F25J3/04733—Producing pure argon, e.g. recovered from a crude argon column using a hybrid system, e.g. using adsorption, permeation or catalytic reaction

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2253/00—Adsorbents used in seperation treatment of gases and vapours

B01D2253/10—Inorganic adsorbents

B01D2253/106—Silica or silicates

B01D2253/108—Zeolites

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B01D2253/116—Molecular sieves other than zeolites

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2253/00—Adsorbents used in seperation treatment of gases and vapours

B01D2253/25—Coated, impregnated or composite adsorbents

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2256/00—Main component in the product gas stream after treatment

B01D2256/18—Noble gases

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2257/00—Components to be removed

B01D2257/10—Single element gases other than halogens

B01D2257/102—Nitrogen

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2257/00—Components to be removed

B01D2257/10—Single element gases other than halogens

B01D2257/104—Oxygen

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2257/00—Components to be removed

B01D2257/80—Water

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2259/00—Type of treatment

B01D2259/40—Further details for adsorption processes and devices

B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption

B01D2259/40028—Depressurization

B01D2259/4003—Depressurization with two sub-steps

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

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B01D2259/40011—Methods relating to the process cycle in pressure or temperature swing adsorption

B01D2259/40058—Number of sequence steps, including sub-steps, per cycle

B01D2259/40064—Five

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2259/00—Type of treatment

B01D2259/40—Further details for adsorption processes and devices

B01D2259/403—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using three beds

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2259/00—Type of treatment

B01D2259/40—Further details for adsorption processes and devices

B01D2259/414—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using different types of adsorbents

B01D2259/4141—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using different types of adsorbents within a single bed

B01D2259/4145—Further details for adsorption processes and devices using different types of adsorbents within a single bed arranged in series

B01D2259/4146—Contiguous multilayered adsorbents

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D2259/00—Type of treatment

B01D2259/40—Further details for adsorption processes and devices

B01D2259/416—Further details for adsorption processes and devices involving cryogenic temperature treatment

B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING

B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

B01D—SEPARATION

B01D53/00—Separation of gases or vapours; Recovering vapours of volatile solvents from gases; Chemical or biological purification of waste gases, e.g. engine exhaust gases, smoke, fumes, flue gases, aerosols

B01D53/26—Drying gases or vapours

B01D53/261—Drying gases or vapours by adsorption

F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING

F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES

F25J—LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS OR LIQUEFIED GASEOUS MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT OR BY BRINGING THEM INTO THE SUPERCRITICAL STATE

F25J2205/00—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means

F25J2205/60—Processes or apparatus using other separation and/or other processing means using adsorption on solid adsorbents, e.g. by temperature-swing adsorption [TSA] at the hot or cold end

AU30524/77A
1976-11-09
1977-11-09
Adsorption process for obtaining argon

Expired

AU515010B2
(en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number
Priority Date
Filing Date
Title

GBGB46667/76

1976-11-09

GB46667/76A

GB1591798A
(en)

1976-11-09
1976-11-09
Adsorption system

Publications (2)

Publication Number
Publication Date

AU3052477A
true

AU3052477A
(en)

1979-05-17

AU515010B2

AU515010B2
(en)

1981-03-12

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ID=10442131
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Application Number
Title
Priority Date
Filing Date

AU30524/77A
Expired

AU515010B2
(en)

1976-11-09
1977-11-09
Adsorption process for obtaining argon

Country Status (6)

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Link

AU
(1)

AU515010B2
(en)

BR
(1)

BR7707486A
(en)

FI
(1)

FI773330A
(en)

FR
(1)

FR2369864A1
(en)

GB
(1)

GB1591798A
(en)

ZA
(1)

ZA776591B
(en)

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

JPS5992907A
(en)

*

1982-11-19
1984-05-29
Seitetsu Kagaku Co Ltd
Preparation of concentrated argon

AT386545B
(en)

*

1986-07-11
1988-09-12
Voest Alpine Ag

METHOD FOR PURIFYING GASES AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS METHOD

Family Cites Families (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party

Publication number
Priority date
Publication date
Assignee
Title

NZ183389A
(en)

*

1976-02-27
1979-10-25
Boc Ltd
Gas separation by pressure swing adsorption: feed mixture supplied in substantially unpressurized condition

1976

1976-11-09
GB
GB46667/76A
patent/GB1591798A/en
not_active
Expired

1977

1977-11-04
ZA
ZA00776591A
patent/ZA776591B/en
unknown

1977-11-07
FI
FI773330A
patent/FI773330A/en
not_active
Application Discontinuation

1977-11-08
FR
FR7733590A
patent/FR2369864A1/en
not_active
Withdrawn

1977-11-08
BR
BR7707486A
patent/BR7707486A/en
unknown

1977-11-09
AU
AU30524/77A
patent/AU515010B2/en
not_active
Expired

Also Published As

Publication number
Publication date

GB1591798A
(en)

1981-06-24

FR2369864A1
(en)

1978-06-02

ZA776591B
(en)

1978-08-30

FI773330A
(en)

1978-05-10

BR7707486A
(en)

1978-08-22

AU515010B2
(en)

1981-03-12

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