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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yves Engler, Vincennes, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/3047 ; B01D 5/322 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 5/3047 ; B01D 5/322 ;
Abstract
A synthesis gas obtained by steam reforming is sent to a pressure swing adsorption unit (,) which separates a CO/H,mixture, as a production gas, from the other constituents. The CO/H,mixture is sent to a unit (,) for at least partially purifying CO, for example a permeation unit, which produces under pressure the CO with high purity or an H,/CO mixture with an adjusted CO content, containing very little impurities.