Abstract: A cryogenic air separation apparatus comprises: a heat exchanger, a first rectification column, a first condenser, a second rectification column, a third rectification column, a second condenser, a high-purity oxygen rectification column, a third condenser, a nitrogen compressor, and a compressed recycled gas line L52 for introducing product nitrogen gas compressed by the first nitrogen compressor into a warm end (heat source) of an ultra-high-purity oxygen vaporizer as a compressed recycled gas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 10, 2023
Assignee:
L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Geordes Claude