Dimerization of cyclopentadiene using shell and tube heat exchanger

    公开(公告)号:US11465951B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US17311865

    申请日:2019-12-09

    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing dicyclopentadiene via thermal dimerization of cyclopentadiene. The feed stream comprising cyclopentadiene is flowed through four shell and tube heat exchangers in series. Each of the shell and tube heat exchangers comprise a shell and one or more tubes disposed in the shell. The feed stream is flowed in the tubes while the heat transfer medium is flowed in the shell to absorb the exothermic heat released by the dimerization of cyclopentadiene in the tubes. In this way, the temperature in the tubes is controlled at a level where the conversion rate of cyclopentadiene is above 99% and the occurrence of runaway reaction is substantially prevented.

    Systems and methods for isoprene purification

    公开(公告)号:US11440859B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17503932

    申请日:2021-10-18

    Inventor: Ernesto Uehara

    Abstract: Methods for the selective hydrogenation of acetylenic compounds in a product stream that includes isoprene. A method of selectively hydrogenating an acetylenic hydrocarbon in the presence of isoprene may include obtaining a hydrocarbon mixture comprising an acetylenic hydrocarbon, isoprene, and butadiene or cyclopentadiene, or both. If cyclopentadiene is present, the hydrocarbon mixture may comprise greater than 2 wt. % cyclopentadiene. The method may further include contacting the hydrocarbon mixture and hydrogen (H2) with a hydrogenation catalyst under reaction conditions that are more selective to the hydrogenation of the acetylenic hydrocarbon than the isoprene.

    Systems and methods for isoprene purification

    公开(公告)号:US11168042B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16604278

    申请日:2018-04-12

    Inventor: Ernesto Uehara

    Abstract: Methods for the selective hydrogenation of acetylenic compounds in a product stream that includes isoprene. A method of selectively hydrogenating an acetylenic hydrocarbon in the presence of isoprene may include obtaining a hydrocarbon mixture comprising an acetylenic hydrocarbon, isoprene, and butadiene or cyclopentadiene, or both. If cyclopentadiene is present, the hydrocarbon mixture may comprise greater than 2 wt. % cyclopentadiene. The method may further include contacting the hydrocarbon mixture and hydrogen (H2) with a hydrogenation catalyst under reaction conditions that are more selective to the hydrogenation of the acetylenic hydrocarbon than the isoprene.

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