Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating, with a plasma, a composition comprising at least a first compound and a second compound, characterized in that said process comprises at least: generating, within an enclosure, a non-equilibrium plasma flow from a gas present in said enclosure, and treating the composition contained in said enclosure with said non-equilibrium plasma flow so as to extract at least a portion of said first compound.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing glass ribbon can comprise feeding molten material through a minimum width of a first gap defined between a first roller and a second roller of a first pair of rollers. A first pool of molten material can be formed upstream from the minimum width of the first gap. A ribbon of molten material can exit the first gap. The methods can further include passing the ribbon of molten material through a minimum width of a second gap defined between a first roller and a second roller of a second pair of rollers. The minimum width of the first gap can be greater than the minimum width of the second gap. A second pool of molten material can be formed upstream from the minimum width of the second gap.

Abstract: In order to precool a flow of gas to be distilled, before a purification stage, it is sent into an exchanger (5) where it is cooled by heating a flow of refrigerant (13B). At least a part of this refrigerant has its pressure reduced before cooling the unpurified gas and may be a fraction of the gas to be distilled or a product of the distillation. It is preferably a cycle gas of the system. This arrangement makes it possible to obviate a refrigerating unit.