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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mary Anne Knight, Tonawanda, NY (US);
James Joseph Maloney, Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62632 ; 62913 ; 62927 ;
Abstract
A system for processing nitrogen-containing effluent from an industrial process wherein the effluent is cooled and liquid nitrogen is added directly to the cooled effluent. The direct contact and heat exchange produces gaseous nitrogen and liquid organics which are both used to cool the effluent and are subsequently recovered.