Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Propane separation with compressor reboiler
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Application No.: US17670243Application Date: 2022-02-11
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Publication No.: US11643378B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Xin X Zhu , Stephen T. King , Glen John Pomorski , Joseph Edward Zimmerman
- Applicant: UOP LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Des Plaines
- Assignee: UOP LLC
- Current Assignee: UOP LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Des Plaines
- Agency: Paschall & Associates, LLC
- Agent James C. Paschall
- Main IPC: C07C7/09
- IPC: C07C7/09 ; C07C7/04 ; B01D3/14 ; B01D1/28 ; B01D3/32 ; C07C7/00

Abstract:
A process and apparatus reboil a propylene splitter bottoms by heat exchange and/or a deethanizer bottoms stream with a compressed propylene splitter overhead stream. Use of single splitter compressor and operation of the propane-propylene splitter column at lower pressure are enabled, whereas conventionally two splitter compressors and higher splitter pressure were necessary to provide a propylene product stream and a propane recycle stream of equivalent quality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220315510A1 PROPANE SEPARATION WITH COMPRESSOR REBOILER Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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