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Title: Separation and purification of xenon

Abstract

Xenon is separated from a mixture of xenon and krypton by extractive distillation using carbon tetrafluoride as the partitioning agent. Krypton is flushed out of the distillation column with CF.sub.4 in the gaseous overhead stream while purified xenon is recovered from the liquid bottoms. The distillation is conducted at about atmospheric pressure or at subatmospheric pressure.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. (LATE OF Aiken, SC)
Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863028
Patent Number(s):
4078907
Application Number:
05/009,256
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AT(07-2)-1
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
separation; purification; xenon; separated; mixture; krypton; extractive; distillation; carbon; tetrafluoride; partitioning; agent; flushed; column; cf; gaseous; overhead; stream; purified; recovered; liquid; bottoms; conducted; atmospheric; pressure; subatmospheric; distillation column; overhead stream; atmospheric pressure; subatmospheric pressure; extractive distillation; /95/376/423/

Citation Formats

Schlea, deceased, Carl Solomon. Separation and purification of xenon. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Schlea, deceased, Carl Solomon. Separation and purification of xenon. United States.
Schlea, deceased, Carl Solomon. Tue . "Separation and purification of xenon". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863028.
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author = {Schlea, deceased, Carl Solomon},
abstractNote = {Xenon is separated from a mixture of xenon and krypton by extractive distillation using carbon tetrafluoride as the partitioning agent. Krypton is flushed out of the distillation column with CF.sub.4 in the gaseous overhead stream while purified xenon is recovered from the liquid bottoms. The distillation is conducted at about atmospheric pressure or at subatmospheric pressure.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Tue Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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