Recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing vapors

Mirza, Zia I; Knell, Everett W; Winter, Bruce L

Title: Recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon-containing vapors

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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.

Inventors:

Mirza, Zia I ^[1]; Knell, Everett W ^[2]; Winter, Bruce L ^[3]

La Verne, CA
Los Alamitos, CA
Danville, CA

Issue Date:: 1980-09-30

Research Org.:: OCCIDENTAL RESEARCH CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 863667

Patent Number(s):: 4225415

Application Number:: 06/065,736

Assignee:: Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Los Angeles, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B01D5/0054 - {General arrangements, e.g. flow sheets}

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G1/00 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil-shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal
C10G1/002 - {in combination with oil conversion- or refining processes}
C10G31/06 - by heating, cooling, or pressure treatment
C10G45/00 - Refining of hydrocarbon oils using hydrogen or hydrogen-generating compounds
C10G45/28 - Organic compounds
C10G5/06 - by cooling or compressing
C10G67/02 - plural serial stages only
C10G9/002 - {Cooling of cracked gases}

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DOE Contract Number:: AC01-76ET10130

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: recovering; hydrocarbons; hydrocarbon-containing; vapors; values; recovered; vapor; contacting; quench; liquid; consisting; essentially; form; condensate; residue; fluid; forming; combined; stream; mixed; viscosity-lowering; viscosity; permit; easy; handling; cooled; portion; separated; cycled; additional; mixed liquid; liquid stream; consisting essentially; quench liquid; recovering hydrocarbons; form additional; containing vapor; /208/95/201/

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  author       = {Mirza, Zia I and Knell, Everett W and Winter, Bruce L},

  abstractNote = {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.},

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