摘要 |
A process is described for fractionating air by two-stage rectification with subsequent crude argon production. A part-stream of the crude argon stream (25, 31) withdrawn from the crude argon column (20) is condensed (35) in indirect heat exchange (34) with a liquid oxygen product stream (40) from the medium pressure column (4), some of the oxygen product stream (40) being evaporated. The condensed crude argon (35) is then recycled into the crude argon column (20). A second part-stream of the crude argon is produced as product (24). …<IMAGE>… |