| 摘要 |
In a low temperature rectification process for the separation of ethylene from a mixture of ethylene and ethane comprising separating the ethylene-containing mixture into a liquid reboiler fraction enriched in ethane and a gaseous head fraction enriched in ethylene; heating and compressing the head fraction; partially liquefying resultant compressed gaseous head fraction in indirect heat exchange with the reboiler fraction; expanding and recycling resultant condensed head fraction in part as reflux to the rectification; and withdrawing in part resultant condensed fraction as product ethylene, the improvement which comprises heating the liquid reboiler fraction, in part, in indirect heat exchange with a closed refrigerantion cycle, e.g., an ethylene cycle.
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