Abstract:
Herein disclosed is a method of separating heavy and light components from a vapor mixture. The method comprises a. distilling the vapor mixture into a first vapor phase and a first liquid phase; and b. condensing at least a portion of the first vapor phase into a second liquid phase and a second vapor phase; wherein the distilling utilizes the internal energy of the vapor mixture. In an embodiment, the method further comprises c. utilizing at least a portion of the first liquid phase to absorb at least a portion of the second vapor phase. In some cases, the method further comprises cooling the at least a portion of the first liquid phase prior to utilizing it to absorb the at least a portion of the second vapor phase.
Abstract:
A propylene oxide separation system comprising a heavies distillation column configured to receive a crude propylene oxide stream and discharge a heavies purge bottoms comprising at least one impurity selected from acetone, methanol, aldehydes, aldehyde derivatives, water, heavy hydrocarbons comprising C 5+ , or combinations thereof, and discharge a heavies distillation column overhead stream comprising a majority of the propylene oxide entering with the crude propylene oxide stream, and a first extractive distillation column configured to receive the heavies distillation column overhead stream and a first extraction solvent stream comprising a hydrocarbon solvent, and discharge a lights purge overhead comprising at least one impurity selected from aldehydes (e.g., acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, etc.) methyl formate, methanol, water, C 3 hydrocarbons, C 4 hydrocarbons, or combinations thereof, and discharge a rich solvent bottoms stream comprising a majority of the propylene oxide entering via the heavies distillation column overhead stream. A propylene oxide purification method is also provided.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a model-supported process for regulating a multicomponent rectification column with two product flow in which the model contains the interface between the controlled and correcting variables. To allow the regulating process to operate as a system of two linear single variable regulators, to the correcting variables of which is allocated only a single controlled variable, it is proposed by the invention that the one controlled variable be the concentration of a first component in the first product flow and the other be the concentration of a second component or the same component in the second product flow, that the correcting variables be either the distillate and steam flows or the distillate and heating steam flows or the return and sump product flows, that the actual concentration be determined, that this be transformed into values which depend, according to a linearised simulation model, only on one of the two selected correcting variables and that the new correcting variables be found from the differences between the actual transformed controlled variables and their set values using the model.
Abstract:
Herein disclosed is a method of separating heavy and light components from a vapor mixture. The method comprises a. distilling the vapor mixture into a first vapor phase and a first liquid phase; and b. condensing at least a portion of the first vapor phase into a second liquid phase and a second vapor phase; wherein the distilling utilizes the internal energy of the vapor mixture. In an embodiment, the method further comprises c. utilizing at least a portion of the first liquid phase to absorb at least a portion of the second vapor phase. In some cases, the method further comprises cooling the at least a portion of the first liquid phase prior to utilizing it to absorb the at least a portion of the second vapor phase.
Abstract:
The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to treatment of water contaminated with glycol to be recycled for further effective use of the cleaned water resulting therefrom, especially at airports. More specifically, this invention relates to improved techniques for efficiently and reliably generating continuous flows of cleaned water as well as a continuous flow of recyclable glycol water of controlled concentration.
Abstract:
The invention refers to a process and an installation for obtaining the deuterium depleted water which is preferably for food use. The process consists in that water, after purification feeds the continuous isotopic distillation in the presence of a packing on minimum 100 theoretical plates with an efficiency of 8 theoretical plates per meter, the reflux being introduced on the last plate of an upper stripping zone, the number of theoretical plates from the stripping zone and that of the ones from a lower enrichment zone being in a ratio of 10 : 1 and preferably of 9 : 1 , in this latter case resulting 10.5% of the reflux flow as a waste which flows through the enrichment zone with a concentration of under 200 ppm D/(D+H), obtaining 4.5% of the reflux flow deuterium depleted water with a concentration of 20-30 ppm D/(D+H) which is mineralized. The installation in which the process is applied contains a packing consisting of a lower enrichment zone and an upper stripping zone, at the intersection of these zones a and b being connected a thermally insulated isotopic distillation column, between the steam boiler and the column being fitted a level regulating loop (A) placed under the zone in which are injected in the column the vapors provided by the steam boiler, between the vacuum ramp and the top zone (d) and respectively a secondary condenser being connected a vacuum regulation loop (B), the collecting pipe being connected to an intermediate storage tank at which another pipe is connected, fitted with a dosing device, communicating with a mixing pipe provided with static mixing promoters, to which a short pipe is connected provided with another automatic dosing device, connected to a storage tank for a mineralizing additive and a final evacuation pipe connected to a UV sterilizing subsystem.
Abstract translation:本发明涉及一种用于获得优选食用的氘缺水的方法和装置。 该方法在于,纯化后的水在最少100个理论塔板上的填料存在下进行连续同位素蒸馏,效率为每平方厘米理论塔板的理论塔数,将回流引入上部汽提区的最后一个板上, 来自汽提区的理论塔板数量和来自较低浓缩区域的理论塔板数量比例为10:1,优选为9:1,在后一种情况下,得到10.5%的回流量作为流过的废物 浓度在200ppm D /(D + H)浓度的浓缩区,得到浓度为矿物化浓度为20-30ppm D /(D + H)的4.5%回流氘缺水。 采用该方法的装置包括由下部富集区和上部汽提区组成的填料,在这些区域a和b的相交处连接有隔热同位素蒸馏塔,在蒸汽锅炉和被安装的塔之间 位于在蒸汽锅炉提供的蒸气中,在真空斜坡和顶部区域(d)之间的区域中的水平调节回路(A),以及分别连接有真空调节回路(B)的次级冷凝器 ),所述收集管连接到中间储罐,在所述中间储罐处连接有另一个管,所述中间储存罐装配有配量装置,与具有静态混合促进剂的混合管连通,短管连接到所述混合促进器上,设置有另一个自动计量装置, 连接到用于矿化添加剂的储罐和连接到UV灭菌子系统的最终抽空管。
Abstract:
This invention refers to a multifunctional and compact device for the production of distillates in general, where in all the sequential process steps related to the aguardiente production are carried out in only one simple system of easy operation and with small proportion, when compared to the conventional systems normally used nowadays. The related equipment has the versatility to work with different types of raw materials, as well as the capacity of being designed for different production scales. Another distinguishing mark of such equipment relies on its capability of being operated with bottled GLP, as well as steam, wood, sugarcane bagasse, and/or electric heaters as heating source.
Abstract:
The invention disclosed and claimed herein relates to treatment of water contaminated with glycol to be recycled for further effective use of the cleaned water resulting therefrom, especially at airports. More specifically, this invention relates to improved techniques for efficiently and reliably generating continuous flows of cleaned water as well as a continuous flow of recyclable glycol water of controlled concentration.