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Liquid purifying and vacuum distillation process

  • US 5,441,606 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1992
  • Issued: 08/15/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for distilling and purifying a fluid comprised of:

  • bringing the fluid to be distilled and purified into a vacuum pressured distillation and purifying system;

    subjecting said fluid to heat and vacuum pressure by means of heating means and vacuum means to cause said fluid to separate into vapor and non vaporized matter;

    removing said non vaporized matter from said distillation and purifying system;

    passing said vapor over heat exchange coils to cause said vapor to condense into distillate;

    collecting said distillate through a trap into a collection means;

    such that when said trap fills with said distillate, the vacuum requirement of said system diminishes, said vacuum means generating a vacuum pressure that is controlled such that the latent heat of vaporization point under vacuum pressure corresponds to a temperature greater than the temperature of said distillate in said trap so that said distillate in said trap remains in a condensed state and does not vaporize, said vacuum being effectively applied only to said distillate in said trap once said trap is filled with said fluid, activating said heating means only after the vacuum level in said system corresponds to a latent heat of vaporization point which represents a set relationship with respect to the temperature of the fluid to be distilled and purified.

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