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Recovery of organic solvents from liquid mixtures

US4508597A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 1982
Grant dateApr 2, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D11/0407
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of recovering light organic solvent from a liquid mixture containing the solvent and a product material, such as asphaltenes or coal liquefaction products. The solvent-product material mixture is treated to separate a first vapor phase rich in solvent and a first liquid phase rich in product material. The first liquid phase is then intimately contacted with steam, under shearing conditions, in a static or dynamic mixer. The steam-liquid phase mixture is then treated to separate a second vapor phase, rich in steam and solvent, and a second liquid phase, rich in product material and substantially depleted of solvent. Solvent is recovered from the first and second vapor phases.

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