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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Annapolis
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Energy Concepts Co
OSTI Identifier:
865470
Patent Number(s):
4521398
Application Number:
06/514,742
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-79CS40287
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
controlled; temperature; expansion; oxygen; production; molten; alkali; metal; salts; continuous; process; set; forth; containing; gas; stream; air; contacting; feed; solution; acceptor; oxidize; cyclically; regenerating; oxidized; releasing; oxygen-depleted; contact; zone; treated; sequentially; reduction; heat; exchange; condense; entrained; recycle; combustion; fuel; elevate; combusted; turbine; recover; power; contact zone; oxygen production; oxygen containing; temperature gas; controlled temperature; metal salts; heat exchange; alkali metal; gas stream; feed stream; metal salt; molten alkali; containing gas; continuous process; feed gas; set forth; releasing oxygen; temperature reduction; oxygen acceptor; oxygen product; /423/

Citation Formats

Erickson, Donald C. Controlled temperature expansion in oxygen production by molten alkali metal salts. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Erickson, Donald C. Controlled temperature expansion in oxygen production by molten alkali metal salts. United States.
Erickson, Donald C. Tue . "Controlled temperature expansion in oxygen production by molten alkali metal salts". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865470.
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title = {Controlled temperature expansion in oxygen production by molten alkali metal salts},
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {6}
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