EP 1001236 B1 20040929 - Process for producing ultra pure nitrogen
Title (en)
Process for producing ultra pure nitrogen
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Gewinnung von ultrareinem Stickstoff
Title (fr)
Procédé de production d'azote à ultra haute pureté
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 19852019 A 19981111
- DE 19924375 A 19990527
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1001236A2] The oxygen-free pressurized nitrogen fraction is released into the low pressure column which is heated in its sump. In the low pressure column, raising vapors form and by means of a cycle ultrapure nitrogen from carbon monoxide is released at the top of the low pressure column, carbon monoxide-free head-gas is removed at the top of the low pressure column and partially liquefied at raised pressure. The liquefied portion is released in He-Ne-He-column which is heated in its sump, and the ultrapure nitrogen is removed as liquid. The oxygen-free pressurized nitrogen fraction is drawn either from an upper portion of the pressure column liquid or ready in a liquid tank with stored oxygen-free nitrogen. Process for producing ultrapure nitrogen is by means of low temperature analysis of air in a rectifying system having a rectifying column where compressed; passing purified air into a pressure column from which oxygen-free nitrogen pressure fraction is produced; passing the fraction into a low pressure column and producing as head gas carbon monoxide free low pressure nitrogen in the low pressure column.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP KR US)
F25J 3/04 (2013.01 - KR); F25J 3/04084 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04212 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04218 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04284 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04351 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04454 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/04963 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 3/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/50 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2200/72 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2210/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2215/44 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/44 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2235/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2250/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/42 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2290/62 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 62/92 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1001236 A2 20000517; EP 1001236 A3 20001108; EP 1001236 B1 20040929; AT E278166 T1 20041015; CA 2289173 A1 20000511; CN 1134640 C 20040114; CN 1255619 A 20000607; DE 19929798 A1 20000525; DE 59910646 D1 20041104; ES 2229608 T3 20050416; JP 2000180051 A 20000630; KR 20000035406 A 20000626; SG 74755 A1 20000822; TW 432191 B 20010501; US 6276172 B1 20010821
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99122146 A 19991105; AT 99122146 T 19991105; CA 2289173 A 19991109; CN 99123804 A 19991111; DE 19929798 A 19990629; DE 59910646 T 19991105; ES 99122146 T 19991105; JP 31951999 A 19991110; KR 19990049862 A 19991111; SG 1999005577 A 19991110; TW 88118824 A 19991029; US 43726399 A 19991110