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- Patent Title: Hydrocarbon processing apparatuses and processes for producing N-pentane and isobutane
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Application No.: US14586409Application Date: 2014-12-30
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Publication No.: US09682901B2Publication Date: 2017-06-20
- Inventor: Mark Paul Lapinski , David Lowry , Matthew Lippmann , David James Shecterle
- Applicant: UOP LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Des Plaines
- Assignee: UOP LLC
- Current Assignee: UOP LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Des Plaines
- Main IPC: C07C6/10
- IPC: C07C6/10 ; C07C5/27

Abstract:
Hydrocarbon processing apparatuses and processes for producing n-pentane and isobutane are provided herein. In an embodiment, a process for producing n-pentane and isobutane includes providing a hydrocarbon feed stream that includes C4 and C5 hydrocarbons. A recycle stream that includes C4+ hydrocarbons and the hydrocarbon feed stream is combined to produce a combined feed stream. The combined feed stream is separated to produce an iC4 product stream, an nC5+ product stream, and an iC5/nC4 feed stream. The iC5/nC4 feed stream is simultaneously disproportionated and isomerized in an isomerization zone to produce an intermediate stream that includes C3-C6 hydrocarbons. The C3-C6 hydrocarbons in the intermediate stream are separated to produce a C3− stream and the recycle stream that includes C4+ hydrocarbons.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160185688A1 HYDROCARBON PROCESSING APPARATUSES AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING N-PENTANE AND ISOBUTANE Public/Granted day:2016-06-30
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