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Title: Controlled temperature expansion in oxygen production by molten alkali metal salts

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7249539

A continuous process is set forth for the production of oxygen from an oxygen containing gas stream, such as air, by contacting a feed gas stream with a molten solution of an oxygen acceptor to oxidize the acceptor and cyclically regenerating the oxidized acceptor by releasing oxygen from the acceptor wherein the oxygen-depleted gas stream from the contact zone is treated sequentially to temperature reduction by heat exchange against the feed stream so as to condense out entrained oxygen acceptor for recycle to the process, combustion of the gas stream with fuel to elevate its temperature and expansion of the combusted high temperature gas stream in a turbine to recover power. 1 fig.

Research Organization:
Energy Concepts Co
DOE Contract Number:
AC01-79CS40287
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 4521398; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-514742
OSTI ID:
7249539
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 18 Jul 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English