Method and apparatus for circulating a glycol stream, and method of producing a natural gas product stream
US9724637B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10L2290/56
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The methods apparatuses described herein involve recovering of glycol from an aqueous phase to form a stream of recovered glycol and a glycol recovery system. The aqueous phase is fed to the top of a lower theoretical stage in a distillation column. An overhead vapor stream is drawn from the distillation column overhead of an upper theoretical stage, and a bottom stream comprising a stream of regenerated glycol is drawn from the distillation column via a bottom outlet configured below the lower theoretical stage. The stream of recovered glycol comprises the regenerated glycol. In addition, a first middle theoretical stage is situated within the distillation column gravitationally above the lower theoretical stage and below the upper theoretical stage. A side stream of liquid water is drawn from the bottom of the upper theoretical stage in the distillation column.
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