The question appears to have a slight error, as Trichlorofluoromethane is a synthetic compound and not obtained from air. Assuming the question intends to ask about how Nitrogen is obtained from air on a large scale, the process is fractional distillation of liquid air.
Here's the description of the process:
a) Describe the process by which Nitrogen is obtained from air on a large scale:
- Filtration: Air is first filtered to remove dust particles.
- Cooling and Compression: The filtered air is then compressed and cooled to remove water vapor (which condenses) and carbon dioxide (which solidifies).
- Liquefaction: The remaining air, primarily nitrogen and oxygen, is further cooled to very low temperatures (around −200∘C) until it liquefies. This is often achieved through repeated compression and expansion cycles.
- Fractional Distillation: The liquid air is then fed into a fractionating column. As the liquid air slowly warms up, the components separate based on their different boiling points. Nitrogen, with a boiling point of −196∘C, boils off first and is collected as a gas at the top of the column. Oxygen (boiling point −183∘C) and Argon (boiling point −186∘C) are collected separately at different levels.
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