Abstract: In a method and an apparatus for avoiding or reducing trouble-induced time delays in solvent recovery from production processes, apart from the solvent circuit and apart from the supplying of the locks with carrier gas, when necessary via at least one separate supply conduit a metered amount of pure carrier gas is supplied to the production plant and at the same time via at least one separate discharge conduit a substantially corresponding amount of mixture of carrier gas and solvent is withdrawn.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 1991
Date of Patent:
June 1, 1993
Assignees:
Herco-Kuhltechnik Hermans & Co., GmbH, Air Products GmbH, Werk Hattingen
Inventors:
Michael Karthaus, Klaus Hermanns, Peter Hermanns