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Production of high purity butene-1 from C4 olefins/paraffins mixed gas

US8431762B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2008
Grant dateApr 30, 2013
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01D2259/403
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hybrid process comprising an adsorption process and a distillation process for the separation of butene-1 from a C4 hydrocarbon mixture gas including butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, normal butane, isobutane, etc. The above hybrid process comprises introducing a gaseous C4 mixture into the adsorption tower loaded with adsorbents which adsorb olefins selectively to discharge C4 paraffins to the outlet of the tower, desorbing C4 olefins selectively adsorbed in the adsorption tower to produce high purity C4 olefins mixture gas in which isobutane and normal butane was removed, and separating the high C4 olefins mixture gas (a mixture of butene-1, trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene, and a trace amount of C4 paraffins) via distillation to obtain high purity butene-1 including a trace amount of isobutane in the top of the distillation tower and obtain a mixture gas including trans-2-butene, cis-2-butene and a trace amount of normal butane in the bottom of the tower.

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