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Apparatus and process for treating a hydrocarbon stream

US8127938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UOP LLC · US

Inventors

David N. Myers · Hoffman Estates, US
Manuela Serban · Des Plaines, US
Kurt M. Vanden Bussche · Lake in the Hills, US
Alakananda Bhattacharyya · Glen Ellyn, US
Luigi Laricchia · Arlington Heights, US
John P. Brady · Algonquin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2009
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10G2300/805
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having one or more compounds with a boiling point of about 140-about 450° C. The apparatus can include an extraction zone and a regeneration zone. The extraction zone can include at least one settler. Each settler can have a height and a length. Typically the length is greater than the height. Also, the settler can form a boot, which can be adapted to receive a feed at one end. The regeneration zone may include a regenerator for an ionic liquid. The regenerator can include a column adapted to provide a regenerated ionic liquid to the extraction zone.

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