Fractionation for full boiling range gasoline desulfurization
US6540907B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2400/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Savings in the processing of a naphtha boiling range feed containing a thiophene are achieved by fractionating the feed stream in a single dividing wall column to yield a C6-minus overhead stream, a side-draw containing the majority of the C6 and C7 paraffins and olefins, and a bottoms stream comprising C7 and heavier hydrocarbons. A dividing wall column provides better control of the concentration of both thiophene and toluene in the side-draw. Less of the valuable naphtha is lost and the amount of thiophene in the overhead product is minimized.
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