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Modular amine plant

US8535419B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

21References

13Claims

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Assignee

Zephyr Gas Services LLC · US

Inventors

Glen Wind · Houston, US
John Thompson · Boulder, US
Lance E. Perryman · Cary, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 1, 2010
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/53
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A modular amine plant having a front-end module and a back-end module in fluid communication with each other. The front-end module having pre-fabricated connections for the association of various equipment including: a filter, an absorption tower, and a flash tank. The back-end module having pre-fabricated connections for the association of other various equipment including: a heat exchanger, a distillation tower, and a reboiler. The modular amine plant capable of being installed at a site in less than about 5 days. The modular amine plant further having moment forces sufficient to withstand wind speeds of about 100 miles per hour.

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