Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110108457 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING FCC PRODUCT - A process is disclosed for recovering product from catalytically converted product streams. Gaseous unstabilized naphtha from an overhead receiver from a main fractionation column is compressed in a compressor. Liquid unstabilized naphtha from the overhead receiver and liquid naphtha fraction from the compressor are sent to a naphtha splitter column upstream of a primary absorber. Consequently, less naphtha is circulated in the gas recovery system. | 05-12-2011 |
20110110829 | APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING FCC PRODUCT - An apparatus is disclosed for recovering product from catalytically converted product streams. Gaseous unstabilized naphtha from an overhead receiver from a main fractionation column is compressed in a compressor. Liquid unstabilized naphtha from the overhead receiver and liquid naphtha fraction from the compressor are sent to a naphtha splitter column upstream of a primary absorber. Consequently, less naphtha is circulated in the gas recovery system. | 05-12-2011 |
20120031096 | Low Grade Heat Recovery from Process Streams for Power Generation - Methods are described for generating electrical power from low grade heat sources from refining and petrochemical processes, including overhead vapors from vapor-liquid contacting apparatuses such as distillation columns, absorbers, strippers, quenching towers, scrubbers, etc. In many cases, these overhead vapors exit the apparatuses at a temperature from about 90° C. (194° F.) to about 175° C. (347° F.). Rather than rejecting the low temperature heat contained in these vapors to cooling air and/or cooling water, the vapors may instead be used to evaporate an organic working fluid. The vapors of the working fluid may then be sent to a turbine to drive a generator or other load. | 02-09-2012 |
20120138509 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING CATALYTIC PRODUCT - A process is disclosed for recovering product from catalytically converted product streams. An integrated debutanizer column provides an LPG stream, a light naphtha stream and a heavy naphtha stream. The integrated debutanizer column may comprise a dividing wall column. The light naphtha stream may be used as an absorbent for a primary absorber column which provides advantageous operation. | 06-07-2012 |
20120141333 | APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING CATALYTIC PRODUCT - An apparatus is disclosed for recovering product from catalytically converted product streams. An integrated debutanizer column provides an LPG stream, a light naphtha stream and a heavy naphtha stream. The integrated debutanizer column may comprise a dividing wall column. The light naphtha stream may be used as an absorbent for a primary absorber column which provides advantageous operation. | 06-07-2012 |
20140257010 | ENERGY CONSERVATION IN HEAVY-HYDROCARBON DISTILLATION - An aromatics complex producing one or more xylene isomers offers a large number of opportunities to conserve energy by heat exchange within the complex. One previously unrecognized opportunity is through providing two parallel distillation columns operating at different pressures to separate C | 09-11-2014 |
20150251134 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM A GASEOUS STREAM - Methods and apparatuses are provided for removing impurities from a gas. A method includes feeding a gaseous stream through a vapor side of a first membrane contactor, and then feeding the gaseous stream through the vapor side of a second membrane contactor. An absorption solution is fed through an absorption side of the second membrane contactor, and then fed through an absorption side of the first membrane contactor. The absorption solution is cooled between the second membrane contactor and the first membrane contactor. | 09-10-2015 |
20150375163 | LOW PRESSURE RE-ABSORBER AND ITS INTEGRATION WITH SULFUR-RICH SOLVENT FLASH DRUM OR SULFUR-RICH SOLVENT STRIPPER IN AN ABSORPTION UNIT - A low pressure re-absorber is integrated with a sulfur-rich solvent flash drum or a sulfur-rich solvent stripping column in a solvent acid gas removal process that provides for sufficient sulfur concentration for the downstream sulfur recovery unit. In another aspect of the invention, carbon dioxide containing or carbon dioxide rich gas streams that are at a lower temperature relative to a lean solvent stream are used to cool those lean solvent streams and then optionally to cool other process streams, to save energy consumption. | 12-31-2015 |
20150376526 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM A HYDROCARBON STREAM - Methods and apparatuses for removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method for removing impurities from a hydrocarbon stream includes providing the hydrocarbon stream that includes carbon dioxide in an amount of greater than about 50 ppm by mole. Carbon dioxide is selectively adsorbed from the hydrocarbon stream to produce a treated hydrocarbon stream that has less than or equal to 50 ppm by mole of carbon dioxide. The adsorbed carbon dioxide is desorbed to produce a raffinate stream that includes the carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is separated from the raffinate stream using a solvent separation technique to produce a treated raffinate stream. | 12-31-2015 |