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Modular amine plants and methods thereof

US8689432B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

CDM Resource Management LLC · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 21, 2012
Grant date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2032

Classification

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

Abstract

Modular amine plants and methods of installing modular amine plants are provided. The method includes providing to a site 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 having moment forces sufficient to withstand wind speeds of about 100 miles per hour.

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