Recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing vapors

Patent · Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6558209

Knell, E W; Mirza, Z I; Winter, B L

Values are recovered from a hydrocarbon-containing vapor by contacting the vapor with quench liquid consisting essentially of hydrocarbons to form a condensate and a vapor residue, the condensate and quench fluid forming a combined liquid stream. The combined liquid stream is mixed with a viscosity-lowering liquid to form a mixed liquid having a viscosity lower than the viscosity of the combined liquid stream to permit easy handling of the combined liquid stream. The quench liquid is a cooled portion of the mixed liquid. Viscosity-lowering liquid is separated from a portion of the mixed liquid and cycled to form additional mixed liquid.

• Assignee: Occidental Petroleum Corp
• Patent Number(s): US 4225415
• OSTI ID: 6558209
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 10 Aug 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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