摘要:
A process claimed for the removal of VOCs from fluid streams. The process comprises a vacuum swing adsorption zone containing at least 2 adsorption beds wherein the adsorbent beds are cocurrently purged with a diluent stream comprising an inert gas prior to a countercurrent evacuation step. In addition, the adsorbent beds may contain a first adsorption layer comprising an adsorbent selective for the adsorption of the inert gas, whereby the inert gas is retained within the VSA system to prevent the creation of an explosive mixture upon the recovery of the desorbed VOCs.
摘要:
Processes are disclosed for the separation of hydrogen sulfide from feedstreams containing hydrogen sulfide and hydrocarbons by adsorption using a clinoptilolite adsorbent containing cations having ionic radii of from about 1.10 to 1.40 Angstroms. The processes can provide substantially enhanced adsorption capacities as compared with other adsorbents such as Zeolite 4A. As a result, a throughput of existing sulfur adsorption plants can be increased, e.g., by about 100%. The processes can be operated at elevated adsorption temperatures, e.g., greater than about 200.degree. F., and thus are particularly suitable when integrated with other processing steps such as hydrocarbon conversion reactions that utilize catalysts which are sulfur-sensitive. In addition, the clinoptilolite adsorbents of the present invention have a high tolerance to environments that comprise halides, e.g., HCl.
摘要:
Processing and apparatus are provided for upgrading the octane of a mixed hydrocarbon gasoline feedstock by an integrated adsorption-isomerization process which catalytically isomerizes normal paraffinic hydrocarbons and concentrates non-normals in a product stream, in both the reactor-lead and adsorber-lead configuration.The process includes passing an adsorber feed stream comprising hydrogen as well as hydrocarbons to an adsorbent bed to adsorb normal hydrocarbons. The hydrogen is preferably obtained from a hot hydrogen-containing process stream which is not cooled or separated into component parts prior to forming the adsorber feed. In some embodiments, the hot-hydrogen containing stream comes from reactor effluent and in others from desorption effluent.According to the invention, the only hydrogen which will require cooling and separation from a hydrocarbon component is that which is recycled for desorption. The invention provides improved energy efficiency and can reduce equipment size and complexity.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a chemical process involving a processing step which is sensitive to the presence of at least one component contained within the stream to be processed and to an economical and efficient method of temporarily removing such deleterious component from the stream so as to have the deleterious component by-pass the step which is sensitive to this component using an adsorbent for such removal wherein the adsorbent is regenerated by the product effluent stream leaving the sensitive processing step.
摘要翻译:一种用于执行涉及流体流的至少一个组分的操作以提供含有至少一种组分或其化学衍生物的产物的方法,所述流体流包含至少一种在操作的至少一个步骤中是有害的其它组分 ,其包括:(a)在吸附条件下与至少一种组分相比,使流体物流与吸附剂有选择性地吸附至少一种其它组分,以提供具有降低的至少一种浓度的吸附级流出物 其他成分; (b)在该操作的至少一个步骤中使用吸附阶段流出物以提供产物流出物流; 和(c)在脱附条件下将至少一部分产物流出物流与其上吸附有至少一种其它组分的吸附剂接触以再生吸附剂,并提供含有增加浓度的至少一种其它组分的解吸阶段流出物。 F
摘要:
A process for producing alkyl aromatics using a transalkylation reaction zone and an alkylation reaction zone is disclosed. One portion of the transalkylation reaction zone effluent passes to an alkylation reaction zone where an aromatic substrate is alkylated to the desired alkyl aromatic. At least a portion of the alkylation reaction zone effluent and another portion of the transalkylation reaction zone effluent pass to a product recovery zone. This process decreases the capital and operating costs of recycling aromatic substrate to the transalkylation and/or alkylation reaction zone while maintaining operational flexibility. This process is well suited for solid transalkylation and alkylation catalysts. Ethylbenzene and cumene may be produced by this process.
摘要:
The present invention provides a process for the recovery of methyl chloride from a mixture thereof with isobutane. The process employs pressure swing adsorption with a size selective adsorbent having a pore opening of between about 3.7.times.3.7 Angstroms and about 4.9.times.5.7 Angstroms, such as zeolite A, clinoptilolite and mixtures thereof to selectively adsorb methyl chloride from vent streams comprising methyl chloride and isobutane and recovering a tail gas stream enriched in methyl chloride. The process may be used in applications such as treating the vent gas streams from the direct synthesis of methyl chlorosilanes. The process provides an economical route to recovering a valuable raw material in the process of making silicones and reduces the volume and methyl chloride content of the vent stream which is typically incinerated to avoid the release of halogenated hydrocarbons to the atmosphere.
摘要:
An adsorption arrangement in combination with a catalytic hydrocarbon conversion process suspends non-hydrocarbon materials that act to enhance the operation of the conversion zone by using an adsorption zone arrangement to keep the compounds in recirculation about the reaction zone. The process of this invention is particularly useful for the isomerization of hydrocarbons wherein the adsorption zone arrangement operates to maintain chloride compounds in the reaction zone and to prevent contamination of product streams with the chloride compounds. This invention can be used in combination with traditional adsorptive methods of removing contaminant from feedstreams that enter reaction zones. The invention is also useful for sulfided catalysts where it is desirable to maintain sulfur within the reaction zone and keep sulfur contamination from entering product streams.
摘要:
A hydrotreating process uses a separation section that reduces the loss of C.sub.4 and higher hydrocarbons through the use of a low hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio in the reactor and the adsorptive removal of a majority of hydrogen sulfide from a liquid phase hydrotreater effluent. Sulfurous hydrocarbon feed is admixed with hydrogen to maintain a hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio of less than 50 SCFB. The hydrogen and hydrocarbons are passed through a hydrotreater reactor to convert sulfur compounds to H.sub.2 S. The hydrotreater effluent is cooled and after flashing of any excess hydrogen or light ends the cooled effluent is contacted with an adsorbent material for the removal of H.sub.2 S. A hydrotreated hydrocarbon product is withdrawn from the adsorption section. The low hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio permits the process to be used without the recycle of hydrogen thereby eliminating the need for separators and compressors that were formly used to recycle hydrogen to the hydrotreater. The elimination of the recycle and the low hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio simplifies the flowscheme which can use a simple separator to flash light ends, hydrogen and some H.sub.2 S from the hydrotreater effluent. This process thus eliminates the need for a stripping section that was formerly needed to remove light ends and hydrogen sulfide from the hydrotreated product. The adsorptive removal of the H.sub.2 S and the limited venting of hydrogen allows essentially all of the hydrotreated product to be preserved. In most flowschemes H.sub.2 S removal can be carried out in the adsorbers that are usually present for drying of the hydrotreated feed.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a chemical process involving a processing step which is sensitive to the presence of at least one component contained within the stream to be processed and to an economical and efficient method of temporarily removing such deleterious component from the stream so as to have the deleterious component by-pass the step which is sensitive to this component using an adsorbent for such removal wherein the adsorbent is regenerated by the product effluent stream leaving the sensitive processing step.
摘要:
Catalytic isomerization of paraffinic feedstocks containing at least about 2 ppm by weight sulfur is effected using an isomerization catalyst comprising a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation catalyst supported on molecular sieve without undue loss of catalytic activity or selectivity by maintaining the water content of the feedstock below about 5 ppm by weight water.