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Process for treating a temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5568141
This patent describes a process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component while minimizing thermal degradation of the hydrocarbonaceous stream. The process consists the steps of: (a) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous stream with a hot first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperature greater than the hydrocarbonaceous stream in a first flash zone at flash conditions including a first pressure thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous stream and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a first hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a first heavy product stream comprising the non-distillable component; (b) contacting the first heavy product stream comprising the non-distillable component with a hot second hydrogen-rich gaseous stream in a second flash zone at flash conditions including a second pressure which is less than the first pressure of step (a) thereby vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a second hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a second heavy product stream comprising the non-distillable component.
Assignee:
UOP, Des Plaines, IL
Patent Number(s):
US 4840721
OSTI ID:
5568141
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English