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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin John Potempa, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62646 ; 62653 ;
Abstract
A system for the production of ultra-high purity nitrogen and ultra-high purity oxygen at high recovery by the cryogenic rectification of feed air employing a main column, an auxiliary column and a stripping column, wherein the stripping column is driven by main column kettle fluid and additional process fluid generated in the auxiliary column is utilized in the main column.