Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heavy hydrocarbon removal systems and methods
- Patent Title (中): 重质烃清除系统和方法
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Application No.: US13133905Application Date: 2009-12-08
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Publication No.: US08455709B2Publication Date: 2013-06-04
- Inventor: Mircea Cretoiu , Joseph C. Gentry , Pradeep Pawar , Song Wang
- Applicant: Mircea Cretoiu , Joseph C. Gentry , Pradeep Pawar , Song Wang
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: GTC Technology US, LLC
- Current Assignee: GTC Technology US, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Winstead PC
- International Application: PCT/US2009/067072 WO 20091208
- International Announcement: WO2010/068614 WO 20100617
- Main IPC: C07C7/10
- IPC: C07C7/10

Abstract:
Apparatuses and systems for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed herein. The apparatuses extract heavy hydrocarbons into light hydrocarbons and provide a solvent stream having the heavy hydrocarbons removed. Two water washing steps are used to remove residual solvent from the heavy hydrocarbon solution in light hydrocarbons. In some embodiments, the second water wash is used for processing subsequent batches of the solvent stream. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further. Methods for removing heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are also disclosed herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110306816A1 HEAVY HYDROCARBON REMOVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2011-12-15
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