Process for producing ethylene
US6444869B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P30/40
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process is provided for the concentration and recovery of ethylene and heavier components from an oxygenate conversion process. A separation process such as a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) process is used to remove hydrogen and methane from a demethanizer overhead stream comprising hydrogen, methane and C2 hydrocarbons and subsequently return the recovered C2 hydrocarbons to be admixed with the effluent from the oxygenate conversion process. This integration of a separation zone with a fractionation scheme in an ethylene recovery scheme using an initial demethanizer zone resulted in significant capital and operating cost savings by the elimination of cryogenic ethylene-based refrigeration from the overall recovery scheme.
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