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Separation of normally gaseous acidic components and methane

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1956-05-25
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Granted: 1959-08-25
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Expires: 1976-05-25
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kurata Fred
  • 👤 Kohn James Paul

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 01:47
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/62; B01D53/002; C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/14; F; F25; F25J; F25J3/00; F25J3/06; F25J3/0605; F25J3/061; F25J3/063; F25J3/0635; F25J3/067; F25J2205/00; F25J2205/20; F25J2240/00; F25J2240/40; Y; Y02; Y02C; Y02C20/00; Y02C20/40; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/151; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/25; Y10S62/00; Y10S62/928; Y10S62/929

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE WHICH COMPRISES MAINTAINING A MIXTURE OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE AT A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH PRESSURE AND A SUFFICIENTLY LOW TEMPERATURE TO COMPLETELY LIQUEFY METHANE IN WHICH ALL THE CARBON DIOXIDE IS DISSOLVED, THEREAFTER REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE ON SAID LIQUID METHANE SUFFICIENTLY LOW SUCH THAT CARBON DIOXIDE PRECIPITATES FROM LIQUID METHANE AS A SOLID, AND SEPARATING SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE FROM METHANE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 70 words
A PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND METHANE WHICH COMPRISES MAINTAINING A MIXTURE OF METHANE AND CARBON DIOXIDE AT A SUFFICIENTLY HIGH PRESSURE AND A SUFFICIENTLY LOW TEMPERATURE TO COMPLETELY LIQUEFY METHANE IN WHICH ALL THE CARBON DIOXIDE IS DISSOLVED, THEREAFTER REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE ON SAID LIQUID METHANE SUFFICIENTLY LOW SUCH THAT CARBON DIOXIDE PRECIPITATES FROM LIQUID METHANE AS A SOLID, AND SEPARATING SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE FROM METHANE.

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