Patent ID: 7846236
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B01D,C01B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing oxygen or an oxygen-enriched gas from air or from an oxygen-lean gas, comprising the steps of: continuously operating an oxygen generator having an inlet and outlet, wherein the air or oxygen-lean gas is introduced at the inlet and the oxygen is generated at the outlet; storing the generated oxygen in at least first and second buffer tanks placed in parallel, each of the first and second buffer tanks having an inlet communicating with the generator outlet and having at outlet communicating with an application consuming the oxygen; and adjusting at least a flow rate and/or a pressure of the generated oxygen in response to a demand from the application in oxygen flow rate and/or oxygen pressure, said step of adjusting being controlled by a control system comprising at least one module that is adapted to perform the following functions: