Abstract: An additive printing device and a method for using the same to manufacture a tower structure of a wind turbine is provided. The additive printing device includes a vertical support structure, a support ring suspended from the vertical support structure, and a printer head movably coupled to the support ring for selectively depositing cementitious material. A drive mechanism, such as a rack and pinion, moves the printer head around the support ring while selectively depositing cementitious material. The vertical support structure may be raised and/or the relative position between the vertical support structure and the printer head may be adjusted to raise the printer head to print subsequent layers. This process may be repeated to print the tower structure layer-by-layer from the ground up.

Abstract: In a process for the combined production of a) a hydrogen-enriched gas and a carbon monoxide-enriched gas and/or b) a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation and scrubbing, a still liquor is extracted from a scrubbing column and sent to a stripping column, a still liquor is extracted from the stripping column and sent to a separating column for carbon monoxide and methane and a cooling fluid is used at a pressure greater than that of the head of the separating column for cooling at least one fluid extracted at an intermediate level from the scrubbing column.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cryogenic separation of a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and nitrogen, including a stripping column and a denitrogenation column, a pipe for sending the mixture in liquid form to the head of the stripping column, a pipe for removing a liquid depleted of hydrogen connected to the stripping column, a pipe for removing a gas enriched with hydrogen from the stripping column, means for sending the liquid depleted of hydrogen or a fluid derived from said liquid to the denitrogenation column, a pipe for drawing a liquid enriched with carbon monoxide from the denitrogenation column, a pipe for drawing a gas enriched with nitrogen from the head of the denitrogenation column and means for sending at least one portion of the gas enriched with hydrogen to the denitrogenation column.

Abstract: In a process for the combined production of a) a hydrogen-enriched gas and a carbon monoxide-enriched gas and/or b) a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation and scrubbing, a still liquor is extracted from a scrubbing column and sent to a stripping column, a still liquor is extracted from the stripping column and sent to a separating column for carbon monoxide and methane and a cooling fluid is used at a pressure greater than that of the head of the separating column for cooling at least one fluid extracted at an intermediate level from the scrubbing column.

Abstract: A process for separating the components of a gas mixture comprising methane, nitrogen, and at least one hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, or a mixture of these hydrocarbons, including the following steps: a) demonization of the gas mixture with at least one demethenization column; b) extraction of a liquid comprising at least 85 mol % of the hydrocarbons having at least two carbon atoms, partial condensation of a gas mixture in order to obtain a liquid, at least a portion of which is treated in order to be extracted as denitrogenated natural gas product and a second gas; d) introduction of the second gas and/or the gas mixture into a nitrogen removal column, obtained from which are a gas and a liquid, e) treatment of the gas in a nitrogen removal system in order to produce a gas stream comprising 5 mol % at most of nitrogen.

Abstract: A process for the separation of the components of a gas mixture to be treated comprising methane, nitrogen and at least one hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, or a mixture of these hydrocarbons, including introducing the gas mixture to be treated into a first distillation column, thereby producing, in the column bottom, a first liquid stream enriched in hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms and, at the column top, a first gas stream enriched in methane; and introducing the first liquid stream enriched in hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms resulting from stage a) into a second distillation column, thereby producing, at the top of this column, a second gas stream rich in methane and, in the bottom of this column, a second liquid stream comprising at least 85 mol % of the hydrocarbons having at least two carbon atoms initially present in the mixture to be treated.

Abstract: A process for the separation of the components of a gas mixture to be treated comprising methane, nitrogen and at least one hydrocarbon having at least two carbon atoms, or a mixture of these hydrocarbons, including introducing the gas mixture to be treated into a first distillation column thereby producing, at the column top, a first gas stream enriched in methane and, at a level lower than that of the top of the column, another gas stream; and introducing the other gas stream resulting from step a) into a second distillation column, at a level lower than that of that of the top of the second column, thereby producing, at the top of this column, a second gas stream rich in methane.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for cryogenic separation of a mixture of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and nitrogen, including a stripping column and a denitrogenation column, a pipe for sending the mixture in liquid form to the head of the stripping column, a pipe for removing a liquid depleted of hydrogen connected to the stripping column, a pipe for removing a gas enriched with hydrogen from the stripping column, means for sending the liquid depleted of hydrogen or a fluid derived from said liquid to the denitrogenation column, a pipe for drawing a liquid enriched with carbon monoxide from the denitrogenation column, a pipe for drawing a gas enriched with nitrogen from the head of the denitrogenation column and means for sending at least one portion of the gas enriched with hydrogen to the denitrogenation column.

Abstract: Process for the purification and separation of a synthesis gas stream containing hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in which synthesis gas is purified in a purification unit (W) involving a methanol washing step to remove carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide depleted synthesis gas is purified by adsorption (P) to produce a purified synthesis gas stream and the purified gas stream is sent to a cryogenic separation unit (C) where it is cooled and separated by cryogenic separation in a column of a column system, at least one stream (13) enriched in carbon monoxide is removed from a column of the column system, warmed and divided in two, one part of the stream being removed from the cryogenic separation unit as a first stream, the other part of the stream forming a second stream (13B, 15B) and being sent to the purification unit wherein it is warmed and the warmed second stream is mixed with the first stream.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a plant for the treatment of the vented gas mixture from a deaerator of a steam production process associated with a hydrocarbon-reforming syngas production process.

Abstract: A plant for producing an argon-rich stream from a mixture formed by a purge fluid in an ammonia production plant comprises: at least one phase separator; a methane scrubbing column; a methane separation column; a nitrogen/argon separation column; a line for sending the mixture into at least one phase separator, to produce at least a hydrogen-enriched gas and a hydrogen-depleted liquid; a line for sending at least a portion of the hydrogen-depleted liquid into the bottom of the methane scrubbing column, to form an overhead gas and a bottoms liquid; a line for sending at least a portion of the bottoms liquid from the methane scrubbing column to the methane separation column, to produce a methane-enriched bottoms liquid and a methane-depleted overhead gas; a line for sending at least a portion of the methane-depleted overhead gas to the nitrogen/argon separation column, to form a nitrogen-enriched fluid as overhead of said column; a line for withdrawing an argon-rich liquid as bottoms of said column, serving as

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process and a plant for the treatment of the vented gas mixture from a deaerator of a steam production process associated with a hydrocarbon-reforming syngas production process.

Abstract: A method for utilizing a combustible gas product collected in the seal device of a compressor of the combustible gas produce, in particular a method in which combustible gases, or gas mixtures containing combustible gases, are compressed, is provided. The method is particularly advantageous in applications in the field of the production and/or processing of synthesis gas, for producing and/or processing combustible gases or gas mixtures containing combustible gases including in particular H2, CO, CH4, natural gas and CO2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for utilizing a combustible gas product collected in the seal device of a compressor of the said combustible gas product, comprising the steps of: a) feeding the seal device of the said compressor with an inert gas flow, b) recovery at the outlet of the said seal device of a gas flow containing all or part of the inert gas flow of step a) and all or part of the gas flow of combustible product collected in the said compressor seal device, to supply a line connected to the outlet of the seal device, c) separation of the said gas flow (mixture of inert gas and the gas flow of combustible product) at the outlet of the said line into two gas flows, the first being intended to feed a fuel header connected to burners, and the second being sent to a flare to be burned (the lines conveying the gas flows of steps b) and c) constituting the leak circuit). The pressure in the seal device is maintained at a pressure above the gas pressure in the fuel header.

Abstract: Carbon monoxide and hydrogen are from a gaseous mixture comprising essentially these two components and methane, by the steps of i) cooling the initial gaseous mixture so as partially to condense it; ii) separating a condensed portion of the mixture from an uncondensed portion containing principally hydrogen; iii) sending the condensed portion to a stripping column (7) to produce a gaseous fraction at the head of the column comprising hydrogen and a liquid fraction at the base of the column containing carbon monoxide and methane; iv) distilling the liquid fraction in a purification column (9) to produce substantially pure carbon monoxide at the head of the column and methane at the base of the column; and v) supplying a portion of the separation energy by a refrigeration cycle using an autonomous refrigeration fluid.