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Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991

Filed:

Jan. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Gerry N Gottier, Emmaus, PA (US);

Donn M Herron, Fogelsville, PA (US);

Assignee:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 11 ; 62 24 ; 62 36 ; 62 42 ;
Abstract

A crude helium product is produced from a natural gas stream containing helium by rectification of the feed gas in a dephlegmator heat exchanger. The process is fully auto-refrigerated, and is capable of achieving a helium recovery of 99% without the use of a recycle compressor or a heat pump compressor. A nitrogen product stream can be produced by addition of a second rectification circuit in the dephlegmator heat exchanger.


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Gottier, Gerry. (1991). Dephlegmator process for the recovery of helium (U.S. Patent No. 5017204). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5017204

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