摘要 |
Air is compressed in an air compressor to produce a stream of compressed air, wherein at least part of the stream of compressed air is sent from the compressor to an air separation unit. The air separation unit produces a fluid enriched in a component of air, wherein the fluid is sent to a first unit in which an exothermic process takes place. The heat generated by the exothermic process is used to produce steam. At least part of this steam is sent to a steam turbine, where the work generated by the steam turbine is used to power at least the air compressor, and a product of the air separation unit is sent to a further unit in which at least one additional process takes place.
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