Device and method for purifying a gas mixture

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PATENT NO 10767923
APP PUB NO 20180335255A1
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15981378

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Device and method for purifying a gas mixture to produce a concentrated gas, notably neon, starting from a mixture comprising neon, said device including, in a cold box housing a cryogenic purification circuit comprising, in series, at least one unit for purifying the mixture by cryogenic adsorption at a temperature between 65K and 100K and notably 65K, then a unit for cooling the mixture to a temperature between 25 and 65 K and then a unit for cryogenic distillation of the mixture to produce the concentrated liquid at the outlet of the cryogenic distillation unit, characterized in that the unit for cooling the mixture to a temperature between 25 and 65 K comprises at least one cryocooler that extracts thermal power from the mixture via a heat exchanger.

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L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDEPARIS FRANCE PARIS PARIS

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Barjhoux, Pierre La Tronche, FR 20 5
Bouvier, Camille Grenoble, FR 5 0
Durand, Fabien Voreppe, FR 46 33
Staempflin, Martin Quaix en Chartreuse, FR 3 10
Zick, Golo Fountaine, FR 25 53

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