RECOVERY OF NEON AND HELIUM FROM AIR BY ADSORPTION AND CLOSED CYCLE NEON REFRIGERATION

• Main Authors: GUEORGUIEV Y,BG, LEYAROVSKI E,BG, NICOLOV B,BG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.12.1974
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ARTCOLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WEAPONS

A method of and an apparatus for the recovery simultaneously of substantial pure neon and helium from air wherein a neon cycle provides the cooling for condensation of the components to be removed. Condensation of neon is followed by an absorption step for recovery of residual neon.