Systems and methods for sulfur-compound removal from hydrocarbon liquids may include at least one tank defining a chamber with top and bottom ends, a gas inlet into the chamber, a gas outlet from the chamber, a fluid inlet into the chamber, and a fluid outlet from the chamber. A fluid circulation assembly creates a hydrocarbon liquid flow on a liquid path, and a gas circulation assembly circulates a gas flow along a gas path. The gas inlet and outlet and the fluid inlet and outlet of the tank may be arranged to create a crossflow and counterflow of the liquid and gas flows in the chamber of the tank such that sulfur-containing compounds are transferred from the liquid to the gas flow. A gas processor assembly may remove sulfur-containing compounds from the gas flow before recirculating the gas flow. The gas flow may be predominantly nitrogen (N2) gas.

Oxidative dehydrogenation is an alternative to the energy extensive steam cracking process presently used for the production of olefins from paraffins. Various embodiments of an oxidative dehydrogenation chemical complex designed to allow removal of sulfur containing contaminants that collect in the gas mixer unit and in the feed lines leading to the ODH reactor are disclosed herein.

Improvements in grain alcohol distillation plants by incorporating a novel internal arrangement in the wort column and the rectifying column with distributors and accumulators inside thereof, achieving a stable and safe process in wide ranges of operation, guaranteeing the productivity of the plant and the quality of the products. The wort column features detachable perforated plates, easy to access and clean through manholes. By having easily detachable plates and, also, a manhole for each plate with holder type connections, the access to the interior of the column for cleaning and maintenance purposes is facilitated. The rectifying column is a special filling column with flow distributors, it has an intermediate alcohol accumulator and a condenser which is an integral part of the column that prevents the use of pumps. The arrangement of distributors and accumulators within the rectifying column favors the operational stability of the plant, allowing a low scale equipment to work similarly to an industrial scale column. The improvements include an integrated automation system with Internet communication for self-management of the plant with remote monitoring and autonomous operation.

Systems and methods for the removal of scale in humidification-dehumidification desalination apparatuses are generally described.

A system (100) for producing aqueous sulphuric acid. The system (100) comprises a first heat exchanger (410) configured to cool water and/or aqueous sulphuric for producing cooled water and/or cooled aqueous sulphuric acid; a pre-cooling unit (200) configured to pre-cool some gas containing sulphur trioxide, the pre-cooling unit (200) comprising an inlet or inlets (212, 214) for receiving [i] the gas containing sulphur trioxide and [ii] the cooled water and/or the cooled aqueous sulphuric acid, an outlet (216) for letting out aqueous sulphuric acid and the gas containing sulphur trioxide, and a first nozzle (220) for spraying the cooled water and/or the cooled aqueous sulphuric acid onto the gas containing sulphur trioxide to cool the gas containing sulphur trioxide. The system further comprises a condensation tower (300) comprising a first inlet (302) for receiving the cooled gas containing sulphur trioxide and aqueous sulphuric acid from the pre-cooling unit (200) and means (320) for circulating the aqueous sulphuric acid within the

A method for continuously removing water vapor from a carrier gas is disclosed. This method includes, first, causing direct contact of the carrier gas with a liquid mixture in a separation chamber, the carrier gas condensing at a lower temperature than the water vapor. A combination of chemical effects cause the water vapor to condense, complex, or both condense and complex with the liquid mixture. The liquid mixture is chosen from the group consisting of: first, a combination of components that can be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, whereby the water vapor condenses into the liquid mixture; second, a combination of components where at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas; and third, a combination of components that can both be maintained in a liquid phase at a temperature below the water vapor's condensation point, and wherein at least one component forms a chemical complex with the water vapor and thereby extracts at least a portion of the water vapor from the carrier gas. The liquid mixture is then reconstituted after passing through the separation chamber by a chemical separation process chosen to remove an equivalent amount of the water vapor from the liquid mixture as was removed from the carrier gas. The reconstituted liquid mixture is restored to temperature and pressure through heat exchange, compression, and expansion, as necessary, in preparation for recycling back to the separation chamber. The liquid mixture is then returned to the separation chamber. In this manner, the carrier gas leaving the exchanger has between 1% and 100% of the water vapor removed.

Some embodiments may include a device for separating product water which is obtained by condensation from raw water comprising a mixture of water and impurities comprising: a gas process circuit for a process gas, including an evaporator for the raw water and a condenser for the product water connected in series; and a product water process circuit including the condenser and a first heat exchanger for cooling the product water connected in series. The evaporator comprises an inlet for the raw water and an outlet for a concentrate which as compared to the raw water has a higher concentration of impurities to be separated. The condenser comprises an inlet for the product water in a top of the condenser and the outlet for the product water in a bottom of the condenser. The process gas flows from the bottom of the condenser to the top of the condenser.

Methods and related systems are disclosed for condensing a minor portion of an effluent stream from an alkylation reactor by contacting the effluent stream with a first liquid hydrocarbon quench stream and a second liquid hydrocarbon quench stream. The effluent stream includes catalyst fines from the reactor, and at least a portion of the catalyst fines are carried with the condensed minor portion of the effluent stream.

Embodiments described generally relate to systems comprising a humidifier (e.g., a bubble column humidifier) and a heating device (e.g. a heat exchanger), and associated methods. In certain embodiments, the heating device heats a first liquid stream comprising a condensable fluid in liquid phase (e.g., water) and a dissolved salt (e.g., NaCl) to a relatively low temperature (e.g., about 90 C. or less) prior to the first liquid stream entering the humidifier through a main humidifier liquid inlet. In some cases, the system comprising the humidifier and the heating device requires only low-grade heat to operate, which may be advantageous due to the low cost and high availability of such heat.

A method of preparing butadiene and a device for preparing the same. The method includes passing reaction raw materials containing butene, oxygen, steam, and a diluent gas through an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor, and oxidative dehydrogenation is performed therein to produce a reaction product separating water from the reaction product condensing hydrocarbons to produce a crude hydrocarbon mixture; and separating butadiene from the crude hydrocarbon mixture, where a gas containing n-butane remaining after the butadiene is separated is fed into the oxidative dehydrogenation reactor, and butane is used as a diluent gas. Because butane is used as a diluent gas, a C4 mixture and gas products may be easily separated through cooling and condensation processes. Thus, the method may increase productivity while reducing energy consumption and raw material costs, thereby improving economic efficiency.