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Hydrocarbon alkylation process

US5675052A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1995
Grant dateOct 7, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C9/16
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hydrocarbon stream is cracked to produce a hot gaseous stream which is compressed and cooled to condense almost all of the hydrocarbons contained in the stream. A noncondensed stream remaining after the condensation step, comprised predominantly of hydrogen and C.sub.1 to C.sub.3 hydrocarbons, is subjected to pressure swing adsorption or temperature swing adsorption at an adsorption temperature of about 0.degree. to about 250.degree. C. in a bed of adsorbent which selectively adsorbs ethene and propene, thereby adsorbing substantially all of the ethene and propene from the gas stream. The ethene and/or propene is recovered upon bed regeneration. Higher alkenes are separated from alkanes by various methods.

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