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Process for recovering olefins

US6141988A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1998
Grant dateNov 7, 2000
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2018

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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 gas stream containing olefins and hydrogen. The process comprises compressing the gas stream in at least one compression stage to form a compressed gas stream, contacting the compressed gas stream 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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