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A New Method for the Separation of Hydrocarbons by Selective Adsorption

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THE separation of hydrocarbons can be effected by different methods, for example, crystallization, distillation and solvent treatment. A particular type of the last method is that of fractional precipitation from solution in light hydrocarbons such as propane by the use of methane and other gases under high pressure1.

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  1. Department of Fuel Technology, University of Sheffield,

    MARIAN GODLEWICZ

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GODLEWICZ, M. A New Method for the Separation of Hydrocarbons by Selective Adsorption. Nature 164, 1132–1133 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/1641132a0

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