Linde, Carl

CLINSULF [Carl von Linde sulfur] A variation of the Claus process in which the heat from the process is used to heat a second catalytic reactor. The process is designed for gases rich in hydrogen sulfide. First commercialized in 1992 and offered by Linde, Munich. 

The industry got its start in 1895 when Dr. Carl von Linde, a pioneer in refrigeration technology, received the first patent for the liquefaction and rectification of air into its major components oxygen and nitrogen (Almqvist, E., IOMA). Georges Claude soon developed this work further in Paris, France, improving the efficiency of the liquefaction process. 

Linde process A process for the liquefaction of gases by the loule-Thomson effect. In this process, devised by Carl von Linde... 

Ammonia-compressor refrigeration machine (Carl von Unde) Breweries need refrigeration so they can brew year-round. Linde refines his ammonia-cycle refrigerator to make this possible. 

An even more important step from today s perspective was the liquefaction of air by Carl von Linde, marking the birth of an entirely new industry. C. v. Linde employed the Joule-Thomson effect, decreasing the temperature of the gas by adiabatic expansion. In 1895, he achieved continuous generation of Uquid air at a yield of three litres per hour using a laboratory plant [1.1], The following years saw the construction and delivery of the first small commercial air liquefaction plants. Figure 1.1 shows a typical early air liquefier (ca. 1899). 

Dr.-Carl-von-Linde-Strasse 6-14 82049 Pullach Germany Sections 7.1-7.6... 

Geschaftsbereich Linde Gas Carl-von-Linde-Strasse 25 85716 UnterschleiiSheim Germany... 

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