Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for recovering olefins from manufacturing operations
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Application No.: US15341830Application Date: 2016-11-02
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Publication No.: US09783467B2Publication Date: 2017-10-10
- Inventor: Paul Su
- Applicant: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Newark
- Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Newark
- Agent Timothy A. Hott
- Main IPC: C07C7/09
- IPC: C07C7/09 ; C07C7/00 ; C07C7/144 ; F25J3/06 ; B01D53/00 ; B01D53/22

Abstract:
A process for treating an effluent gas stream arising from a manufacturing operation that produces an olefin or an olefin derivative to recover unreacted olefin. The process involves compressing the effluent gas stream, which comprises an olefin, a paraffin, and a third gas, to produce a first compressed stream, then directing the first compressed stream to a membrane separation pretreatment step. The permeate stream withdrawn from this step is enriched in olefin and is sent to a second compressor, which produces a second compressed stream that is then cooled and condensed. The condensation step produces a liquid condensate and an uncondensed gas stream. The uncondensed gas stream undergoes a second membrane separation step to produce another olefin-enriched permeate stream, which is recirculated within the process prior to the second compression step, and an olefin-depleted residue stream, which may be purged from the process.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170050900A1 Process for Recovering Olefins from Manufacturing Operations Public/Granted day:2017-02-23
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