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Method and apparatus for the removal of acetylene from gases containing ethylene

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1953-10-16
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Granted: 1957-10-15
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Expires: 1973-10-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Karl H Hachmuth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 11:50
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/14; B01D53/1487; C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/11

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 121 words
IN THE SEPARATION OF ACETYLENE FORM A GASEOUS MIXTURE CONTAINING THE SAME WHEREIN A A SELECTIVE SOLVENT IS EMPLOYED TO ABSORP ACETYLENE FROM SAID GASEOUS MIXTURE AND THERE IS UNAVOIDALY ABSORBED A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OTHER GASES WHICH ARE LOWER BOILING THAN THE ACETYLENE, IN SAID MIXTURE, WHICH ARE STRIPPED FROM THE SOLVENT FOLLOWING THE ABSORPTION STEP BY ELEVATING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SOLVENT CONTAINING THE ACETYLENE AND SAID GASES SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE PRESSURE AT WHICH SAID ACETYLENE AND SAID UNAVOIDABLY ABSORPTED GASES ARE ABSORPTED, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ADDING A THIRD COMPONENT WHICH IS OTHER THAN ANY OF SAID ACETYLENE, SAID GASES AND SAID SOLVENT DURING SAID TEMPERATURE ELEVATION EFFECTIVE TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE COMBINED MIXTURE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 121 words
IN THE SEPARATION OF ACETYLENE FORM A GASEOUS MIXTURE CONTAINING THE SAME WHEREIN A A SELECTIVE SOLVENT IS EMPLOYED TO ABSORP ACETYLENE FROM SAID GASEOUS MIXTURE AND THERE IS UNAVOIDALY ABSORBED A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OTHER GASES WHICH ARE LOWER BOILING THAN THE ACETYLENE, IN SAID MIXTURE, WHICH ARE STRIPPED FROM THE SOLVENT FOLLOWING THE ABSORPTION STEP BY ELEVATING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE SOLVENT CONTAINING THE ACETYLENE AND SAID GASES SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE PRESSURE AT WHICH SAID ACETYLENE AND SAID UNAVOIDABLY ABSORPTED GASES ARE ABSORPTED, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES ADDING A THIRD COMPONENT WHICH IS OTHER THAN ANY OF SAID ACETYLENE, SAID GASES AND SAID SOLVENT DURING SAID TEMPERATURE ELEVATION EFFECTIVE TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE COMBINED MIXTURE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1960-10-14 1961-04-15 1961-10-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1964-10-14 1965-04-15 1965-10-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1968-10-14 1969-04-15 1969-10-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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