Device that comprises recycling to a separator a liquid effluent that is obtained from an absorber and is mixed with a feedstock
US7132044B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G70/041
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device comprising at least one absorber, at least one cold separator from which is extracted a gaseous phase that feeds the absorber, at least one recycling to said cold separator of at least a portion of liquid effluent that is obtained from the absorber and which is mixed with the feedstock, at least one heat exchanger for cooling the mixture prior to the recycling, at least one conduit for recovering a light hydrocarbon-enriched liquid fraction obtained from the cold separator and at least one conduit for evacuating gases from the absorber, said device being useable for the treatment of a hydrogen-rich gas or for the recovery of a hydrocarbon-enriched liquid.
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