SEPARATION PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT NOBLE GAS

Process and apparatus for producing helium, neon, or argon product gas using an adsorption separation unit having minimal dead end volumes. A second separation unit receives a stream enriched in helium, neon, or argon, and a stream is recycled from the second separation unit back to the adsorption s...

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Main Authors JASON MICHAEL PLOEGER, PAUL ANTHONY NOVOSAT, DONALD E HENRY, JEFFREY RAYMOND HUFTON, JIN CAO, CORY E SANDERSON, EDWARD LANDIS WEIST JR
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LanguageEnglish
Published 23.12.2020
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Summary:Process and apparatus for producing helium, neon, or argon product gas using an adsorption separation unit having minimal dead end volumes. A second separation unit receives a stream enriched in helium, neon, or argon, and a stream is recycled from the second separation unit back to the adsorption separation unit in a controlled manner to maintain the concentration of the helium, neon, or argon in the feed to the separation unit within a targeted range.
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20180008452