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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2021
Applicant:

L'air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'etude ET L'exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris, FR;

Inventors:

Jean-Pierre Tranier, Les Loges en Josas, FR;

Maxime Rozieres, Champigny sur Marne, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J 3/04715 (2013.01); F25J 3/04284 (2013.01); F25J 3/04321 (2013.01); F25J 3/04672 (2013.01); F25J 3/04678 (2013.01); F25J 3/0423 (2013.01); F25J 3/04412 (2013.01); F25J 2200/06 (2013.01); F25J 2215/50 (2013.01); F25J 2215/58 (2013.01); F25J 2240/22 (2013.01); F25J 2250/04 (2013.01); F25J 2270/50 (2013.01); F25J 2290/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for separating air by cryogenic distillation is provided, in which, at least one portion of the first oxygen-enriched liquid is sent from a first column to a first vaporizer-condenser where it is partially vaporized in the form of a film at a pressure higher than the second pressure forming a second oxygen-enriched liquid constituting at least 30% of the oxygen-enriched liquid sent to the first vaporizer-condenser and a third oxygen-enriched gas, an argon-enriched fluid is sent from a second column to a third column and the fluid is separated in the column forming an argon-rich flow at the top of the column and an oxygen-rich flow at the bottom of the column and the third oxygen-enriched gas is expanded in a turbine with production of work.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tranier, Jean-Pierre. (2026). Method for separating air by cryogenic distillation (U.S. Patent No. 12638239). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12638239

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