Patent classifications
B01J20/3408
Treater regeneration
A treater regeneration system in a polyolefin production system, the treater regeneration system comprising an off-line treater receiving a first portion of a regenerating stream and regenerating a desiccant in the off-line treater to yield a regenerating effluent stream, where the regenerating stream comprises a regenerating medium, and where the regenerating effluent stream comprises the regenerating medium, water and an impurity; a decanter receiving at least a portion of the regenerating effluent stream to yield the regenerating stream and a water stream, wherein the water stream comprises the water; and a stripper receiving a second portion of the regenerating stream to yield an impurity stream and a process recycle stream, wherein the impurity stream comprises at least a portion of the impurity, and wherein the process recycle stream comprises the regenerating medium of the second portion of the regenerating stream.
Regenerating sieve material used for processing natural gas
A system and process for regenerating sieve materials in a gas processing system. The process can include circulating a cooling gas through sieve material of a first bed, the cooling gas having a first concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) suitable for liquefaction into a liquid natural gas (LNG) product. The process can also include circulating a regenerating gas through sieve material of a second bed, the regenerating gas having a second concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) that is greater than the first concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) of the cooling gas.
Method of adsorbing iodine or bromine
The present invention relates to an iodine (I.sub.2) or bromine (Br.sub.2) adsorbent including a zeolite having a Si/Al ratio of 15 or greater; an I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 carrier including the I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 adsorbent; a column filled with the I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 adsorbent; a article composed of the I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 adsorbent or having the I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 adsorbent attached thereto; a method for adsorbing or removing I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 using the I.sub.2 or Br.sub.2 adsorbent; an iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite including a porous zeolite and iodine (I.sub.2) or bromine (Br.sub.2) confined in the pores of the zeolite; a semiconductor material including the iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite; and a method for preparing an iodine- or bromine-containing product using the iodine- or bromine-containing zeolite composite.
CAPTURE AND REMOVAL OF TARGETED GAS
Apparatus and methods are disclosed herein for capturing targeted gas in air. An air purification apparatus (110) is presented comprising: a targeted gas capture chamber (120) with an air inlet (118) and an air-permeable wall (122) configured to at least partially capture a targeted gas from air that passes into the air inlet and through the air-permeable wall; and a targeted gas removal unit (126) that is periodically positionable adjacent to the air-permeable wall of the targeted gas capture chamber to at least partially remove, e.g., via adsorption, the targeted gas captured by the air-permeable wall. Further, an air purification apparatus is presented that comprises: a targeted gas capture chamber (120) with an air inlet (118) and an air-permeable wall (122) configured to at least partially capture a targeted gas from air that passes into the air inlet and through the air-permeable wall; a valve (116, 516) that is operable to permit air to flow into the targeted gas capture chamber (120, 520); and a controller (114) operably coupled with the valve and configured to make a determination, based on a signal indicative of a level of the targeted gas detected in the air, that a threshold level of targeted gas is detected in the air, and to open the valve to permit air flow into the targeted gas capture chamber (120, 520) based on the determination.
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CHEMICAL SEPARATIONS
The present disclosure provides a method for generating higher hydrocarbon(s) from a stream comprising compounds with two or more carbon atoms (C.sub.2+), comprising introducing methane and an oxidant (e.g., O.sub.2) into an oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) reactor. The OCM reactor reacts the methane with the oxidant to generate a first product stream comprising the C.sub.2+ compounds. The first product stream can then be directed to a separations unit that recovers at least a portion of the C.sub.2+ compounds from the first product stream to yield a second product stream comprising the at least the portion of the C.sub.2+ compounds.
Self-Supporting Structures Having Active Materials
A method and system for manufacturing and using a self-supporting structure in processing unit for adsorption or catalytic processes. The self-supporting structure has greater than 50% by weight of the active material in the self-supporting structure to provide a foam-geometry structure providing access to the active material. The self-supporting structures, which may be disposed in a processing unit, may be used in swing adsorption processes and other processes to enhance the recovery of hydrocarbons.
Flow Balance Control in Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Abatement Systems
A method of controlling an apparatus that removes specified substances from a process gaseous stream can control at least one fan and a rotary wheel that removes the specified substances. The method includes measuring a pressure difference of the process gaseous stream across upstream and downstream sides of the rotary wheel, comparing the measured pressure difference to a predetermined pressure range, and controlling the at least one fan to increase or decrease its speed if the measured pressure difference is outside of the predetermined pressure range so as to change the pressure difference so as to be within the predetermined pressure range.
Cyclic thermal swing adsorption with direct heat transfer
A heat transfer fluid can be used as part of a multi-phase adsorption environment to allow for improved separations of gas components using a solid adsorbent. The heat transfer fluid can reduce or minimize the temperature increase of the solid adsorbent that occurs during an adsorption cycle. Reducing or minimizing such a temperature increase can enhance the working capacity for an adsorbent and/or enable the use of adsorbents that are not practical for commercial scale adsorption using conventional adsorption methods. The multi-phase adsorption environment can correspond to a trickle bed environment, a slurry environment, or another convenient environment where at least a partial liquid phase of a heat transfer fluid is present during gas adsorption by a solid adsorbent.
Heat exchange process for adsorber regeneration
The invention relates to a process for regeneration of an adsorber (A) by contact with a stream (S1), wherein the stream (S1) is heated in advance by at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2). As outflow of the adsorber (A) a stream (S2) is obtained, which is passed through at least two heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2) traversed by stream (S1), wherein the temperature of stream (S2) fed into each heat exchange unit is higher than the temperature of stream (S1) fed into the heat exchange units (HEU1) and (HEU2), in order to directly transfer heat from stream (S2) to stream (S1).
PROCESS FOR RECOVERING AND REUSING DEPOLYMERIZATION CATALYST
The present disclosure relates to the recovery of an alkoxide catalyst used in a process depolymerizing a polyester to form a diacid or diester and a diol. The present disclosure also relates to the recovery of an alkoxide catalyst used in a process depolymerizing polyethylene terephthalate to form dimethyl terephthalate and mono ethylene glycol.