A semi-continuous deodorizer providing a first main vessel, and a second vessel, wherein the second vessel is connected to the first main vessel by a duct for the transport of gases and vapors, the second vessel being connected to a vacuum system, wherein both the first main vessel and the second vessel are made of stainless steel and built hermetically.

A semi-continuous deodorizer providing a first main vessel, and a second vessel, wherein the second vessel is connected to the first main vessel by a duct for the transport of gases and vapors, the second vessel being connected to a vacuum system, wherein both the first main vessel and the second vessel are made of stainless steel and built hermetically.

Sometimes, a problem is obvious, everyone sees it, but nothing happens until someone decides to do something useful about it. Methods are herein provided for recovering heavy hydrocarbons from plastic materials and/or geo-formation. In one solution set, PVC waste materials are emulsified by an amine solvent in an aqueous phase, thereby extracting heavier hydrocarbons from the primary structure of PVC into the amine aqueous phase; followed by de-emulsifying the extracted heavier hydrocarbons by separating and recovering the amine solvent, and then separating the de-emulsified heavier hydrocarbons from the aqueous phase by a hydrophobic membrane.

A remediation plant for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. The preferred plant includes a reboiler that is adapted to provide heat to the drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid, a mud drum that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a distillation column that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a heat exchanger that is operatively connected to the reboiler, a condenser that is operatively connected to the distillation column, a condenser tank that is operatively connected to the condenser, an oil-water separator that is operatively connected to the condenser tank, and a pump that is operatively connected to the oil-water separator. The preferred remediation plant is adapted to remove synthetic drilling fluid from drilling mud, cuttings, and fluids. A method for remediating drilling mud, cuttings, and fluid.

The present invention provides to a process for recovery of an organic compound (i.e. Ethanol, propanol, butanol, Acetone, iso-propyl alcohol) from a fermented broth which is produced from different fermentation technologies. The present invention particularly relates to an integrated process for ethanol separation from the fermentation broth using integrated vapor compressing unit (turbofans), evaporator (falling film) and a broth stripper column (vacuum distillation system). The process is operated under low temperature for the separation and recovery of the organic compound (particularly ethanol) from the fermented broth containing live microbes typically below or at 50° C. to ensure the activity of the microbes in the broth recycle. Again, the activity of the microbes is further ensured by maintaining the residence time of the microbe containing broth outside the Fermentor is less than or equal to 10 minutes.

A process for producing synthesis gas, the process comprising the steps of a) reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming section thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O and impurities comprising ammonia; b) shifting the synthesis gas in a shift section comprising one or more shift steps in series to a shifted synthesis gas; c) separating from the shifted synthesis gas a process condensate originating from cooling and optionally washing of the shifted synthesis gas; d) passing a part of the process condensate to a condensate steam stripper, wherein dissolved shift byproducts comprising ammonia, methanol and amines formed during shifting the synthesis gas are stripped out of the process condensate using steam resulting in a stripper steam stream, e) adding the stripper steam stream from the process condensate steam stripper to the hydrocarbon feed and/or to the synthesis gas downstream the reforming section, up-stream the last shift step, wherein the remaining part of the process condensate is purged.

A process for producing synthesis gas, the process comprising the steps of a) reforming a hydrocarbon feed in a reforming section thereby obtaining a synthesis gas comprising CH4, CO, CO2, H2 and H2O and impurities comprising ammonia; b) shifting the synthesis gas in a shift section comprising one or more shift steps in series to a shifted synthesis gas; c) separating from the shifted synthesis gas a process condensate originating from cooling and optionally washing of the shifted synthesis gas; d) passing a part of the process condensate to a condensate steam stripper, wherein dissolved shift byproducts comprising ammonia, methanol and amines formed during shifting the synthesis gas are stripped out of the process condensate using steam resulting in a stripper steam stream, e) adding the stripper steam stream from the process condensate steam stripper to the hydrocarbon feed and/or to the synthesis gas downstream the reforming section, up-stream the last shift step, wherein the remaining part of the process condensate is purged.

The present invention refers to a process for purifying leucoindigo salt solutions, for removal of aromatic amines, particularly aniline and N-methylaniline, comprising: adding to a purification vessel a leucoindigo salt solution containing aromatic amines, said solution in the form of a stationary mass; bubbling with a controlled flow rate an inert gas in the purification vessel, by means of a device submerged at the surface of the stationary mass; injecting with a controlled flow rate a gas purification current into the vessel, by means of a device submerged at the stationary mass; and recovering the purified solution from the vessel. It also refers to the use of inert gas in a process for purifying leucoindigo salt solutions, acting as a gas anti-foaming agent, to reduce foam and chances of product stripping during processing.

The present invention refers to a process for purifying leucoindigo salt solutions, for removal of aromatic amines, particularly aniline and N-methylaniline, comprising: adding to a purification vessel a leucoindigo salt solution containing aromatic amines, said solution in the form of a stationary mass; bubbling with a controlled flow rate an inert gas in the purification vessel, by means of a device submerged at the surface of the stationary mass; injecting with a controlled flow rate a gas purification current into the vessel, by means of a device submerged at the stationary mass; and recovering the purified solution from the vessel. It also refers to the use of inert gas in a process for purifying leucoindigo salt solutions, acting as a gas anti-foaming agent, to reduce foam and chances of product stripping during processing.

A smokable product is an organolepticly homogenous smokable material comprising shredded hemp paper that has been treated with a solution of cannabinoids and terpenes, and a wrapping paper to hold the smokable material in a rolled form. A method includes grinding cannabis plants, removing terpenes and cannabinoids from the cannabis plants, leaving cannabis fibers, pulping the cannabis fibers to produce hemp paper, shredding the hemp paper to produce shredded paper, combining at least the terpenes and cannabinoids into a solution based upon a predetermined formula, spraying the shredded paper with the solution to produce smokable material, and rolling the smokable material into a cigarette.