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Process and apparatus for recovering hydrocracked effluent with vacuum separation

US10676682B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2017
Grant dateJun 9, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G2400/06
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A vacuum separator is used to separate a pitch stream from a slurry hydrocracking reactor upstream of the product fractionation column. The process and apparatus removes pitch from the product streams to enable easier separation of light VGO from heavy VGO in a fractionation column.

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