HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20210277313A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16491715

    申请日:2018-03-06

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of heating and cooling a feed mixture in a continuous high pressure process for transforming carbonaceous materials into liquid hydrocarbon products in a high pressure processing system adapted for processing a feed mixture at a temperature of at least 340° C. and a pressure of at least 150 bar, the high pressure processing system comprising a first and a second heat exchanger having a heat transfer fluid comprising at least 90% water, preferably at least 99% water circulating in the external part of the first and the second heat exchanger, the first heat exchanger comprising a cold internal input side and a hot internal output side, the second heat exchanger comprising a hot internal input side and a cold internal output side, the system further comprising a high pressure water heater and a high pressure water cooler between the first and the second heat exchanger, where the pressurized feed mixture is heated by feeding the feed mixture to the cold internal side of the first heat exchanger, heating and pressurizing the heat transfer fluid to a pressure of at least 240 bar and a temperature of at least 400° C. at the input to the hot external side of the first heat exchanger, where the cooled heat transfer fluid from the first heat exchanger having a temperature in the range 150 to 300° C. is further cooled to a temperature of 60 to 150° C. in the high pressure water cooler prior to entering the cold external side of the second heat exchanger, where the pressurized, heated and converted feed mixture is cooled to a temperature in the range 60 to 200° C. by feeding it to the internal side of the second heat exchanger, and where the partly heated heat transfer fluid is further heated in the high pressure water heater before entering the first heat exchanger.

    PRESSURE REDUCTION IN HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200040886A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-06

    申请号:US16484151

    申请日:2018-02-08

    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure reduction unit for use in processing equipment handling high pressure fluid, where the pressure reduction unit comprises at least one inlet and an outlet, the pressure reduction unit being adapted to receive a pressurized fluid at process pressure level at the inlet, being adapted to isolate the received pressurized fluid from the upstream process and from the outlet and being adapted to reduce the pressure of the fluid to a lower predetermined level and further being adapted to output the fluid through the outlet while still isolated towards the upstream process.

    SEPARATION SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20200056107A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16499010

    申请日:2018-03-22

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating and purifying products from a high pressure processing system adapted for processing a feed stream comprising carbonaceous material at a pressure of at least 150 bar and a temperature of at least 300° C., where the converted feed stream (product mixture) is cooled to a temperature in the range 50 to 250° C., and depressurized to a pressure in the range 1 to 150 bar, the method comprising separating the depressurized product mixture in gas phase, an oil phase (liquid hydrocarbon), and a water phase comprising water soluble organics, dissolved salts and optionally suspended particles in a first phase separator and purifying the oil phase from the first phase separator by mixing it with one or more washing agents, at least one of which comprises water, and separating the oil phase from the one or more washing agents in a further separation step.

    RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190144757A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16185672

    申请日:2018-11-09

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating and purifying products from a high pressure processing system adapted for processing a feed mixture comprising carbonaceous material(-s) at a pressure of from about 150 bar to about 400 bar and a temperature from about 300° C. to about 430° C. in the presence of homogeneous catalysts in the form of potassium and/or sodium in a concentration of at least 0.5% by weight and liquid organic compounds in a concentration from about 5% to about 40% by weight in a predefined time thereby producing a converted feed mixture, wherein the converted feed mixture is cooled to a temperature in the range 50 to 250° C., and depressurized to a pressure in the range 1 to 150 bar, and where the converted feed mixture is separated in to a gas phase comprising carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and methane, an oil phase comprising oil phase liquid organic compounds, and a water phase comprising water phase liquid organic compounds, dissolved salts and optionally suspended particles, where the water phase liquid organic compounds and dissolved homogenous catalysts in the form of potassium and/or sodium are at least partly recovered from said water phase thereby producing a first water phase stream enriched in water phase liquid organic compounds and homogeneous catalysts in the form of potassium and sodium, and a second water phase stream depleted in water phase liquid organic compounds and homogeneous catalysts in the form of potassium and sodium, where the first water phase is at least partly recycled to said the feed mixture to provide at least part of said liquid organic compounds and homogeneous catalysts in the feed mixture, and where further a bleed stream is withdrawn from said water phase enriched in water phase liquid organic compounds and homogeneous catalysts in the form of potassium and sodium prior to recycling said first recycle stream to the feed mixture.

    FEED MIXTURE FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS
    5.
    发明申请
    FEED MIXTURE FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS 审中-公开
    用于生产碳氢化合物的混合物

    公开(公告)号:US20170073586A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-16

    申请号:US15308979

    申请日:2015-05-05

    Abstract: The invention relates to a feed mixture for use in a process for producing hydrocarbons under increased pressure and temperature conditions, where the feed mixture comprises one or more carbonaceous feedstocks and water, where further a texturing agent has been added to the feed mixture, the texturing agent being adapted to stabilize the feed mixture to prevent separation and further to maintain the feed mixture as a homogenous mixture during a pressurization. Further the invention relates to processes for manufacturing such feed mixture.

    Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于在增加的压力和温度条件下生产烃的方法中的进料混合物,其中进料混合物包含一种或多种含碳原料和水,此外还将一种变形剂加入进料混合物中, 试剂适于稳定进料混合物以防止分离,并且在加压期间进一步将进料混合物保持为均匀混合物。 此外,本发明涉及制造这种饲料混合物的方法。

    PRODUCT SEPARATION & PURIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230030413A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17785609

    申请日:2020-12-16

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of separating and purifying products from a hydrothermal and/or solvothermal conversion process of carbonaceous material adapted to convert a feed stream comprising carbonaceous material at a pressure of at least 100 bar and a temperature of at least 300° C., where the converted feed stream (product mixture) comprises a mixture of CO2 containing gas, an oil phase, an aqueous phase comprising water soluble organics and dissolved salts, and inorganic solid phase; where the product mixture is cooled to a temperature in the range 40 to 250° C., and depressurized to a pressure in the range 1 to 30 bar, the method comprising —separating a gas comprising CO2 from the product mixture in a degasser such as a flash separator, and —separating a water phase from the at least partly degassed converted feed mixture in a first separation step of the separation, and adding washing agents in the form of an acidifying agent and a diluent to the at least partly degassed and at least partly dewatched product mixture, and seperating the mixture with added washing agents into an oil rich phase, a water rich phase and a solid rich phase in a second step of the separation process, anf further at least partly recovering the diluent from the oil rich phase.

    LOW SULPHUR FUEL BLEND OF HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FUELS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH BLEND

    公开(公告)号:US20220243130A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17611411

    申请日:2020-05-15

    Abstract: The invention relates to a low sulphur fuel blend of a first fuel blend component containing renewable hydrocarbon component(-s) and a second fuel blend component containing hydrocarbon to form at least part of a final low sulphur fuel blend having a sulphur content of less than 0.5 wt. %, where the first fuel blend component is characterised by having the characteristics (δd1, δp1, δh1)=(17-20, 6-10, 6-10); where the first fuel blend component comprises a fuel substance comprising 70% by weight of compounds having a boiling point above 220° C. and is further characterized by having the characteristics (δd, δp, δh)=(17-20, 6-15,6-12) and a linker substance comprising one or more sulphur containing solvents characterised by having the characteristics (δd3, δp3, δh3)=(17-20, 3-6, 4-6); where the fuel substance is present in the first fuel blend component in a relative amount of 90-99.5 wt. %, and the linker substance is present in the first fuel blend component in a relative amount of 0.5 to 10 wt. %; where the second fuel blend component is characterised by having the characteristics (δd2, δp2, δh2) -(17-20, 3-5, 4-7) and selected from the group of ultra low sulfur fuel oils (ULSFO) such as RMG 180, low sulphur fuel oil, marine gas oil, marine diesel oil, vacuum gas oil, and combinations thereof, where the first fuel blend component is present in the final low sulphur fuel blend in a relative amount of up to 80 wt. %.

    BLEND OF HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FOSSIL AND RENEWABLE COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH BLEND

    公开(公告)号:US20220235275A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-28

    申请号:US17611258

    申请日:2020-05-15

    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon blend for input to a refinery and comprising a first blend component containing a renewable hydrocarbon component and a second blend component containing petroleum derived hydrocarbon to form at least part of a final hydrocarbon blend for processing in a refinery where the first blend component is characterized by comprising a hydrocarbon substance with at least 70% by weight having a boiling point above 220° C. and by having the characteristics (δd1, δρ1, δh1)=(17-20, 6-12, 6-12) and; where the second blend component is characterised by having the characteristics (δ{acute over (α)}2, δρ2, δh2)=(17-20, 3-5, 4-7), where the first blend component is present in the final hydrocarbon blend in a relative amount of up to 80 wt %.

    MODULAR PROCESSING SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190134597A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-09

    申请号:US16185886

    申请日:2018-11-09

    Abstract: The invention relates to a processing system comprising at least one pressurization device; at least one separation device; at least one conversion section; at least one valve unit between the at least one pressurization device and the at least one conversion part; at least one valve unit between the at least one conversion part and the at least one separation unit; where the conversion section comprises at least two parallel conversion units; where each conversion unit comprises at least one heating device, at least one reactor device, and at least one cooling device.

    PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID HYDROCARBON
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180066193A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15787393

    申请日:2017-10-18

    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous process for converting carbonaceous material contained in one or more feedstocks into a liquid hydrocarbon product, said feedstocks including the carbonaceous material being in a feed mixture including one or more fluids, said fluids including water and further liquid organic compounds at least partly produced by the process in a concentration of at least 1% by weight, where the process comprises convert ing at least part of the carbonaceous material by pressurising the feed mixture to a pressure in the range 250-400 bar; heating the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 370-450° C., and maintaining said pressurized and heated feed mixture in the desired pressure and temperature ranges in a reaction zone for a predefined time; cooling the feed mixture to a temperature in the range 25-200° C. and expanding the feed mixture to a pressure in the range of 1-70 bar, thereby causing the carbonaceous material to be converted to a liquid hydrocarbon product and separating from the converted feed mixture a fraction comprising liquid hydrocarbon product.

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