System, apparatus, and method for hydrocarbon processing

    公开(公告)号:US11884621B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17705096

    申请日:2022-03-25

    发明人: Timothy W. Oneal

    摘要: A process for the separation of a natural gas stream is provided. The process includes receiving an effluent gas flow from a first fractionator operating at a first pressure, splitting the effluent gas flow into a first stream and a second stream, and passing the first stream through a heat exchanger thereby causing a phase change of at least a portion of the first stream from a gaseous state to a liquid state. The process includes inserting the first stream into an upper portion of a second fractionator operating at a second pressure. The second pressure is lower than the first pressure. The process includes inserting the second stream into a lower portion of the second fractionator, and diverting liquids from a lower portion of the second fractionator to the first fractionator.

    LIGHT ALKANES TO TRANSPORTATION FUEL
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230382826A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18314591

    申请日:2023-05-09

    摘要: The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for producing liquid transportation fuels by converting a feed stream that comprises both isopentane and n-pentane, and optionally, some C6+ hydrocarbons. Isopentane and smaller hydrocarbons are separated to form a first fraction while n-pentane and larger components of the feed stock form a second fraction. Each fraction is then catalytically-activated in a separate reaction zone with a separate catalyst, where the conditions maintained in each zone maximize the conversion of each fraction to olefins and aromatics, while minimizing the production of C1-C4 light paraffins. In certain embodiments, the first fraction is activated at a lower temperature than the second fraction. Certain embodiments additionally comprise mixing at least a portion of the two effluents and contacting with either an oligomerization catalyst or alkylation catalyst to provide enhanced yields of upgraded hydrocarbon products that are suitable for use as a blend component of liquid transportation fuels or other value-added chemical products.

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING BUTADIENE BY OXIDATIVELY DEHYDROGENATING N-BUTENES

    公开(公告)号:US20180354872A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-13

    申请号:US15780725

    申请日:2016-12-02

    申请人: BASF SE Linde AG

    摘要: A) provision of a feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes;B) introduction of the feed gas stream a comprising n-butenes and an oxygen-comprising gas into a dehydrogenation reactor and oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene;C) cooling and compression of the product gas stream b in at least one cooling stage comprising a quenching column and in a compression stage comprising a compressor, with the product gas stream b being brought into contact with at least one circulated coolant;D) separation of incondensable and low-boiling gas constituents as gas stream d2 from the gas stream c2 by absorption of the C4-hydrocarbons in at least one circulated absorption medium;E) separation of the C4 product stream d1 by extractive distillation using a solvent which is selective for butadiene into a stream e1 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent and a stream e2 comprising n-butenes;F) distillation of the stream e1 comprising butadiene and the selective solvent to give a stream f1 consisting essentially of the selective solvent and a stream f2 comprising butadiene;wherein the measures (i) to (iii) below are carried out (i) avoidance of formation of explosive gas mixtures by monitoring of the oxygen concentration in the oxygen-comprising gas streams fed into the dehydrogenation zone and control of the mass flows of oxygen-comprising gas streams and gas streams comprising hydrocarbons in such a way that no explosive gas mixtures can be formed; (ii) interruption of the introduction of the oxygen-comprising gas mixture into the dehydrogenation zone when a limit value for the oxygen concentration in the dehydrogenation gas mixture is exceeded; (iii) carrying out of the steps A) to F) in apparatuses which are configured so as to be explosion-protected, where liquid-conveying pipes are configured so as to be explosion-protected and gas conduits are configured so as to be detonation-protected.