Process, including PSA and membrane separation, for separating hydrogen from hydrocarbons

Baker, Richard W; Lokhandwala, Kaaeid A; He, Zhenjie; Pinnau, Ingo

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Title: Process, including PSA and membrane separation, for separating hydrogen from hydrocarbons

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An improved process for separating hydrogen from hydrocarbons. The process includes a pressure swing adsorption step, a compression/cooling step and a membrane separation step. The membrane step relies on achieving a methane/hydrogen selectivity of at least about 2.5 under the conditions of the process.

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Baker, Richard W ^[1]; Lokhandwala, Kaaeid A ^[2]; He, Zhenjie ^[3]; Pinnau, Ingo ^[1]

Palo Alto, CA
Union City, CA
Fremont, CA

Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

Research Org.:: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA

OSTI Identifier:: 873535

Patent Number(s):: 6183628

Assignee:: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc. (Menlo Park, 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
B01D2256/24 - Hydrocarbons
B01D2257/108 - Hydrogen
B01D53/229 - {Integrated processes

C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10G - CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS
C10G49/007 - {in the presence of hydrogen from a special source or of a special composition or having been purified by a special treatment}
C10G70/04 - by physical processes

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DOE Contract Number:: FG03-98ER82618

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: process; including; psa; membrane; separation; separating; hydrogen; hydrocarbons; improved; pressure; swing; adsorption; step; compression; cooling; relies; achieving; methane; selectivity; conditions; separating hydrogen; improved process; membrane separation; pressure swing; swing adsorption; separation step; cooling step; /208/

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