Gas separation process

Details Gas separation process Gas separation process

1985-05-24

1986-09-02

Sever, Frank

Refrigeration

Processes

Circulating external gas

55 68, 55 73, 62 17, 62 20, 62532, F25J 300

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active

046093885

ABSTRACT:
A process for separating acid gases such as CO.sub.2, H.sub.2 S, and SO.sub.2, other sulfur-containing molecules such as COS, and other relatively high boiling point impurities from lower boiling point components of a gas stream comprises: dehydrating the gas stream and contacting it, at an elevated pressure and at substantially the dew point temperature of carbon dioxide therein, with a liquid carbon dioxide refrigerant-absorbent to absorb such impurities other than CO.sub.2, and separating the liquid carbon dioxide and absorbed impurities; condensing CO.sub.2, and separating the liquid carbon dioxide and absorbed impurities; and condensing CO.sub.2 from the residual gas stream at such pressure, preferably by indirect heat exchange. A crystallization process is also disclosed for separating the liquid carbon dioxide and absorbed impurities. The residual gas stream obtained following indirect heat exchange may be processed further by contact with a second refrigerant-absorbent which preferably comprises a liquid-solid slurry. Further, a crystallization process is disclosed for separating a crystallizable material and an excluded material which is at least partially excluded from the solid phase of the crystallizable material obtained upon freezing a liquid mixture of the materials. The solid phase is formed and melted at spaced locations in a liquid mixture of the materials and, within the liquid mixture, internal solid and liquid flows are maintained in opposite directions to effect separation of the materials. The solid phase is formed by evaporative cooling of the liquid mixture and melted by direct contact with a condensing vapor phase of the materials, each of these operations being performed substantially at the prevailing triple point locus conditions in the respective locations in the liquid mixture.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3417572 (1968-12-01), Pryor
patent: 3643451 (1972-02-01), Foucar

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