Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for removing mercaptans from a gas stream. A first mercaptan-comprising gas stream is contacted counter-currently with an absorption medium comprising a substituted disulphide and a nitrogen-containing base to obtain a second mercaptan-depleted gas stream. The substituted disulphinde preferably is RII—SS—RIII wherein: RII and RIII are the same and are selected from: —(CH2)n-X, wherein n=2 or 3, and wherein X=OR, and wherein R=H or —(CH2O)nH or —(CH2O)nCH3 and n=1 or 2. Absorption medium is regenerated and recycled.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the treatment of a liquid first furan stream comprising furan and carbon monoxide, said process comprising the steps of: i) contacting said first furan stream with a CO-lean first gaseous stream; and ii) stripping at least a portion of the carbon monoxide in the first furan stream into the first gaseous stream to produce a second furan stream comprising less carbon monoxide than the first furan stream and a CO-enriched second gaseous stream.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the production of furan, said process comprising the steps of: i) contacting furfural with a decarbonylation catalyst in a decarbonylation reactor to produce a gaseous decarbonylation reaction product stream comprising furan and carbon monoxide; ii) contacting said gaseous decarbonylation reaction product stream with a solvent stream comprising furfural; iii) absorbing at least a portion of the furan present in the gaseous decarbonylation reaction product stream into the solvent stream to provide a furan-containing solvent stream and a gaseous stream comprising carbon monoxide; iv) separating the furan from the furan containing solvent stream by distillation to provide a first furan stream; and v) using at least a portion of the remaining solvent stream comprising furfural as at least a portion of the furfural provided to the decarbonylation reactor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an internal olefin sulfonate composition, which comprises an internal olefin sulfonate and a second surfactant which is selected from the group consisting of: (1) a compound of the formula (I) R—O—[R′—O]x—X wherein R is a hydrocarbyl group, R′—O is an alkylene oxide group, x is the number of alkylene oxide groups R′—O, and X is selected from the group consisting of: (i) a hydrogen atom; (ii) a group comprising a carboxylate moiety; and (iii) a group comprising a sulfonate moiety; (2) an alpha olefin sulfonate; and (3) an alkyl aromatic sulfonate; and wherein the weight ratio of the second surfactant to the internal olefin sulfonate is below 1:1. Further, the invention relates to a method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation wherein said internal olefin sulfonate composition is used.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a process for the recovery of 1,4-butanediol and at least one co-product selected from γ-butyrolactone, n-butanol and tetrahydrofuran from an aqueous stream, said process comprising the steps of providing the aqueous stream, providing a first solvent stream, combining said aqueous stream with said first solvent stream and recovering at least a portion of the 1,4-butanediol and at least a portion of at least one of the co-products by liquid-liquid extraction.