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Process for recovering olefins from cracked gases

US5979178A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1997
Grant dateNov 9, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S62/932
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for recovering olefins from a cracking effluent containing olefins and hydrogen. The process comprises compressing the cracking effluent in at least one compression stage to form a compressed cracking effluent, contacting the compressed cracking effluent with a membrane at conditions effective to obtain a permeate stream rich in hydrogen and a retentate stream depleted in hydrogen, and introducing the permeate stream into a pressure swing adsorption system at conditions effective to obtain a nonadsorbed stream rich in hydrogen and a desorbed stream comprising olefins.

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