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A review of experimental methods for solid solubility determination in cryogenic systems.

Author(s) : STEFANI V. de, BABA-AHMED A., RICHON D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The quality of air entering an air separation plant is of crucial importance for its safe and reliable operation and the interest in the solubility data of solids in cryogenic liquid solvents is closely connected to the problem of impurities accumulation in the process plant and storage tanks. Such accumulations, especially in liquid oxygen, may cause fouling and blockage in heat exchangers and pipelines and they may eventually cause serious explosions. For this reason the air contaminants composition in liquid oxygen must be determined with great precision. The paper aims at reviewing experimental methods for determining the solubility of solid compounds that may be present in the cryogenic liquefaction processing of air distillation. A review of the literature data on solubility of solids in liquid oxygen and nitrogen is included as well.

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  • Original title: A review of experimental methods for solid solubility determination in cryogenic systems.
  • Record ID : 2005-1092
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Cryogenics - vol. 44 - n. 9
  • Publication date: 2004/09

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