Process for the separation of glycols

    公开(公告)号:US10266470B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15564438

    申请日:2016-04-05

    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the separation of MEG and 1,2-BDO from a first mixture comprising MEG and 1,2-BDO in a weight ratio of at least 10:1 (MEG:1,2-BDO), said process comprising the steps of; (i) providing the first mixture as a feed to a distillation column at a point in the range of from 20 to 80% of the column height; (ii) operating the distillation at a temperature in the range of from 120 to 190° C. and at a pressure in the range of from 5 kPa to atmospheric pressure; (iii) removing an MEG stream from the distillation column at a point below the point at which the first mixture is fed; (iv) removing an overheads stream comprising an azeotrope of MEG and 1,2-BDO.

    Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic feeds for the production of glycols

    公开(公告)号:US12221405B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-11

    申请号:US17638316

    申请日:2020-09-25

    Abstract: A process for preparing glycols from a lignocellulosic solid biomass involves contacting the biomass with an organic solvent comprising a low boiling point alcohol and a pre-treatment acid at a temperature in a range from 80 to 220° C. and a pressure in a range from 1 to 50 bara. The resulting mixture, having less than wt. % water, is separated into a pre-treated solid residue comprising cellulose and a liquid stream comprising dissolved lignin. The pre-treated solid residue is subjected to a hydrogenolysis reaction. generating a glycols stream, a lights stream, comprising a first portion of organic solvent, and a heavies stream. At least part of the liquid stream is separated to produce a second portion of organic solvent and a lignin stream. At least part of the first and second portions of organic solvent is recycled to the contacting step.

    Process for the preparation of glycols

    公开(公告)号:US10647647B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-12

    申请号:US16466826

    申请日:2017-12-04

    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of ethylene glycol and 1,2-propylene glycol from starting material comprising one or more saccharide, wherein the process comprises the steps of: i) providing the starting material and hydrogen to a first reactor and reacting said starting material and hydrogen therein in the presence of a solvent and a first catalyst system comprising a retro-aldol catalyst composition and a hydrogenation catalyst composition; ii) continuously removing a first reactor product stream from the first reactor, said first reactor product stream comprising ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol and in the range of from 2 to 40 wt % of sugar alcohols; iii) contacting said first reactor product stream in a second reactor in the presence of hydrogen with a second catalyst system comprising at least a hydrogenation catalyst composition; and iv) converting a portion of the sugar alcohols in the second reactor into ethylene glycol and/or 1,2-propylene glycol to provide a second reactor product stream comprising ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol and in the range of from 10 to 80% of the amount of sugar alcohols present in the first reactor product stream.

    Method for determining the dew point of a vaporised hydrocarbon feedstock
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for determining the dew point of a vaporised hydrocarbon feedstock 有权
    测定蒸发的烃原料的露点的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09488608B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-08

    申请号:US14356834

    申请日:2012-11-13

    CPC classification number: G01N25/66 G01N25/08 G01N33/225 G01N33/28

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining the dew point of a vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising heating a hydrocarbon feedstock and a hydrocarbon diluent to a first temperature and maintaining the feedstock and diluent at that temperature until all hydrocarbon feedstock is vaporized and a homogeneous mixture is obtained; passing a first flow of the mixture through a first zone maintained at a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; halting the first flow; passing a sweep gas through the first zone and providing the sweep gas to a detector for detecting hydrocarbons; decreasing the temperature of the first zone, wherein steps (c) to (f) are repeated at least until a hydrocarbon presence is detected in the sweep gas.The invention further provides a method for measuring the dew point of a steam cracker feed and a system for determining the dew point of a vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock.

    Abstract translation: 本发明还提供了一种用于测量蒸汽裂化器进料的露点和用于确定蒸发的烃原料的露点的系统的方法。

    Process for the separation of diols

    公开(公告)号:US11384039B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16303196

    申请日:2017-05-19

    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the separation of a first C3 to C7 diol from a first mixture of C3 to C7 diols. The first mixture is provided to a first distillation column. An extractant is fed to the first distillation column above the first mixture. A stream comprising the first diol and the extractant is removed as a bottoms stream from the first distillation column and subjected to distillation in a second distillation column. A high purity first diol stream is removed from the top section of the second distillation column, while a used extractant stream is removed from the bottom section. The extractant is a C3 to C6 sugar alcohol or mixture thereof. The first diol is a close-boiler to and/or forms an azeotrope with one or more of the other C3 to C7 diols present in the first mixture.

    METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEW POINT OF A VAPORISED HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK
    9.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEW POINT OF A VAPORISED HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK 有权
    用于确定蒸发的烃类饲料的DEW点的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150063407A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-05

    申请号:US14356834

    申请日:2012-11-13

    CPC classification number: G01N25/66 G01N25/08 G01N33/225 G01N33/28

    Abstract: The invention provides a method for determining the dew point of a vaporised hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising heating a hydrocarbon feedstock and a hydrocarbon diluent to a first temperature and maintaining the feedstock and diluent at that temperature until all hydrocarbon feedstock is vaporized and a homogeneous mixture is obtained; passing a first flow of the mixture through a first zone maintained at a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; halting the first flow; passing a sweep gas through the first zone and providing the sweep gas to a detector for detecting hydrocarbons; decreasing the temperature of the first zone, wherein steps (c) to (f) are repeated at least until a hydrocarbon presence is detected in the sweep gas.The invention further provides a method for measuring the dew point of a steam cracker feed and a system for determining the dew point of a vaporised hydrocarbon feedstock.

    Abstract translation: 本发明提供了一种用于测定蒸发的烃原料的露点的方法,包括将烃原料和烃稀释剂加热到第一温度,并将原料和稀释剂保持在该温度,直到所有的烃原料蒸发并得到均匀的混合物 ; 使混合物的第一流通过保持在低于第一温度的第二温度的第一区域; 停止第一流; 将吹扫气体通过第一区域并将扫气提供给用于检测烃的检测器; 降低第一区域的温度,其中步骤(c)至(f)至少重复直到在吹扫气体中检测到烃存在。 本发明还提供了一种用于测量蒸汽裂化器进料的露点和用于确定蒸发的烃原料的露点的系统的方法。

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