EP3635074A1 - Procede de distillation particulierement adapte aux petroles difficiles a dessaler et aux petroles d'opportunite, dispositifs et colonne associes - Google Patents
Procede de distillation particulierement adapte aux petroles difficiles a dessaler et aux petroles d'opportunite, dispositifs et colonne associesInfo
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G7/00—Distillation of hydrocarbon oils
- C10G7/06—Vacuum distillation
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D17/00—Separation of liquids, not provided for elsewhere, e.g. by thermal diffusion
- B01D17/02—Separation of non-miscible liquids
- B01D17/0208—Separation of non-miscible liquids by sedimentation
- B01D17/0214—Separation of non-miscible liquids by sedimentation with removal of one of the phases
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/10—Vacuum distillation
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/14—Fractional distillation or use of a fractionation or rectification column
- B01D3/143—Fractional distillation or use of a fractionation or rectification column by two or more of a fractionation, separation or rectification step
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/14—Fractional distillation or use of a fractionation or rectification column
- B01D3/32—Other features of fractionating columns ; Constructional details of fractionating columns not provided for in groups B01D3/16 - B01D3/30
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C10—PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
- C10G—CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
- C10G31/00—Refining of hydrocarbon oils, in the absence of hydrogen, by methods not otherwise provided for
Definitions
- DISTILLATION PROCESS ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO DIFFICULT DESROLLING OILS AND OPPORTUNITY OILS, DEVICES AND
- the present invention relates to the general field of petroleum refining, and more precisely the atmospheric and vacuum distillation steps commonly used in refineries, as well as the associated devices and columns.
- the present invention relates more particularly to a process for the distillation of petroleum products comprising a step of distillation of said products in an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) or a vacuum distillation column (VDU), which column itself comprises a plurality of draw plates including an upper draw plate which is closest to the top of said column, the method further comprising a step of withdrawing the distillate present at said upper draw plate.
- the present invention also relates to a device for distilling petroleum products, a device for separating a distillate from petroleum products, and an atmospheric distillation column (CDU) or vacuum distillation column (VDU) of associated petroleum products.
- these "rough opportunities” are often heavy, viscous and particularly acidic. They are also often heavily loaded with mineral salts and prove to be particularly difficult to desalt, so that they have, after "desalting” by the means usually used, residual levels in mineral salts significantly higher than those generally observed for "classic” desalinated crudes, as well as relatively high levels of various contaminants (additives, conveying solvents, etc.).
- These physicochemical characteristics of opportunity crudes are particularly likely to cause potentially serious and rapid damage phenomena of different equipment refineries, especially at the distillation units, for example significant corrosion phenomena resulting in damage with fire hazard. This can lead to operating losses (production stoppage, lower productivity and profitability of the refining unit) but also and above all to the risk of injury.
- the objects assigned to the invention therefore aim to remedy the various disadvantages mentioned above and to propose a new process for the distillation of petroleum products capable of effectively reducing the corrosion over time of the different elements which form the distillation unit or which are connected thereto.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new simple and low-constraining distillation process to be implemented, which makes it possible to effectively and simply compensate the limits of the desalting efficiencies without impairing the production capacity.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new distillation process for optimum economic recovery of oils difficult to desalt and opportunity oils, facilitating their treatment in a refinery.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new distillation process of universal character, which can be easily set up within any distillation unit of a pre-existing refinery or to be built, while allowing the distillation unit concerned to treat a wide variety of crudes without being exposed to the risk of major damage.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new distillation process whose installation in a refinery is easy, fast and cheaply.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new distillation process making it possible to maintain, or even increase, the productivity of a refinery, whatever the quality, the nature, or the variety of the crude oils to be used. refine upstream.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new process for the distillation of petroleum products which is particularly respectful of the environment, and which does not in particular require additional consumption of water or energy, or addition of additional chemical additive to petroleum products.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new device for the distillation of petroleum products which is efficient and reliable, the manufacture of which does not entail significant additional cost, has no complex mechanical element, and is simple to use. artwork.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to propose a new separation device which, while being bulky, simple and practical to implement, effectively reduces the problems of corrosion degradation of distillation columns, parts these and associated devices.
- Another object assigned to the invention is to provide a new atmospheric distillation column or vacuum distillation of petroleum products which has an excellent compromise between cost and corrosion resistance.
- the objects assigned to the invention are achieved by means of a process for the distillation of petroleum products, comprising a step of distillation of said products in an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) or of vacuum distillation (VDU).
- the column itself comprising a plurality of draw-off trays, an upper draw plate which is the draw-off tray closest to the top of said column, the method further comprising a step of withdrawing the distillate present at said leveling plate.
- a petroleum product distillation device comprising an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) or of vacuum distillation (VDU), column in which the temperature exceeds the dew point, said column itself comprising a plurality of draw plates including an upper draw plate which is the extraction tray closest to the top of said column, and a distillate withdrawal means present at said upper take-off plate, characterized in that it also comprises a distillate separation device thus withdrawn on the one hand a primary fraction including precipitated chlorinated salts and on the other hand a remaining fraction.
- CDU crude oil
- VDU vacuum distillation
- the objects assigned to the invention are also achieved by means of a device for the gravitational separation of a distillate of petroleum products withdrawn from an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) or of vacuum distillation (VDU) on the one hand a primary fraction including precipitated chlorinated salts and on the other hand a remaining fraction, the separation device comprising:
- CDU atmospheric distillation column
- VDU vacuum distillation
- the objects assigned to the invention are also achieved by means of an atmospheric distillation column (CDU) or of vacuum distillation (VDU) of petroleum products comprising a plurality of withdrawal trays, including an upper withdrawal tray which is the draw plate closest to the top of said column, and at least one lower draw plate positioned at an altitude lower than that of said upper draw plate, characterized in that said upper draw plate is made of a first resistant material corrosion, in particular corrosion by precipitated chlorinated salts, said first material being selected from a group comprising titanium and superalloys whose main components are on the one hand nickel and on the other hand chromium and / or copper.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of a distillation device of petroleum products according to a first embodiment of the invention, wherein the distillation column is an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU).
- Figure 2 is a schematic of a petroleum product distillation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the invention, wherein the distillation column is a vacuum distillation column (VDU).
- FIG. 3 illustrates, in a schematic front view in section, a device for separating a distillate of petroleum products according to the invention.
- FIG. 4 illustrates, in a diagrammatic front view in section, the separating device of Figure 3, this time equipped in particular with a collector and a recovery tank.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram of a petroleum product distillation device according to a third embodiment of the invention, wherein the distillation column is a vacuum distillation column (VDU).
- VDU vacuum distillation column
- the invention relates, according to a first aspect illustrated in the figures, a process for the distillation of petroleum products.
- Said petroleum products are formed for example of crude oil, possibly desalted, that is to say passed through a desalting unit (for example with washing water) known as such.
- Said petroleum products formed from optionally desalinated crude oil are preferably intended to undergo a distillation step at atmospheric pressure in an atmospheric distillation column.
- said petroleum products have already undergone a distillation step at atmospheric pressure, and they are intended to undergo a vacuum distillation step in a vacuum distillation column.
- said petroleum products that are the subject of the process according to the invention are preferably the little or no refined hydrocarbons found at the beginning of the process in a refinery.
- the process according to the invention is a distillation process, that is to say fractionation (or separation), according to their physicochemical properties, and more particularly according to their boiling point, petroleum products in different fractions. with different physicochemical characteristics. More specifically, the process comprises a step of distilling said petroleum products in a distillation column 1, 1 '. In other words, the process comprises a first distillation step in a distillation column 1, the said step being known as such.
- said petroleum products are separated into different fractions according to their physicochemical properties, one of said different fractions being a fraction of gas 2, 2 'discharged from said column via the apex 3, 3' of said column 1, 1 ', several of them being intermediate fractions (which are thus distillates) collected along said column 1, 1', and a last of them is a residue (not shown) at the bottom of said column 1, 1 '.
- said step of distilling said petroleum products is continuous, that is to say that it is carried out over a significant period of time (several weeks to several years) without interruption, except for occasional maintenance operations.
- said column is an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) 1 or vacuum distillation (VDU) 1 '.
- Said atmospheric distillation column 1 or in English CDU for "Crude Distillation Unit", or crude distillation unit (or crude oil), is one of the most upstream equipment in an industrial refinery, and is, in a known manner, designed to distill petroleum products including optionally desalinated crude oil during a step commonly known as "atmospheric distillation". Said step of atmospheric distillation is generally the first major step in the process of petroleum refining.
- An example of atmospheric distillation column (CDU) 1 according to the invention is partially illustrated in Figure 1 (only an upper portion of the column has been shown).
- Said vacuum distillation column 1 ' or in English VDU for "Vacuum Distillation Unit", or vacuum distillation unit, or distillation column under reduced pressure, is also part of the equipment most upstream of an industrial refinery, and is, in known manner, designed to distil petroleum products, and more particularly directly derived petroleum products (that is to say without intermediate chemical treatment, but generally via a heating furnace) of a atmospheric distillation column 1, during a major step commonly called “vacuum distillation” (or reduced pressure).
- Examples of vacuum distillation columns (VDU) according to the invention are partially illustrated in Figures 2 and 5 (only an upper portion of the column has been shown).
- the distillation column according to the invention may therefore be an atmospheric distillation column 1 or a vacuum distillation column 1 'as described above.
- the term “column” or the expression “distillation column” will mean indifferently an atmospheric distillation column 1 or a vacuum distillation column 1 ', the invention being intended to apply equally to the either.
- a refinery may comprise at least two distillation devices implementing the distillation method according to the invention, one comprising an atmospheric distillation column 1, and the other comprising a vacuum distillation column 1 ', said vacuum distillation column V being for example downstream (depending on the direction of circulation of the petroleum products in the refinery) of said atmospheric distillation column 1.
- distillation unit preferably designates, in particular in a refinery, the together devices for atmospheric distillation and vacuum distillation as mentioned above.
- the temperature within said column 1 exceeds the dew point, or condensation temperature of the water.
- the temperature within said column 1, 1 ' is preferably always higher than the temperature. lower at which a mass of water vapor inside said column 1, 1 'can be subjected without causing saturation liquid water to form inside said column 1, 1', and this for given pressure and humidity conditions.
- said column 1, it itself comprises a plurality of withdrawal trays.
- Said extraction trays preferably positioned, staggered, at different altitudes within said column 1, 1 ', are known as such. They advantageously allow to harvest each one of said intermediate fractions of oil (or petroleum fractions) separated from each other by the distillation step, for their withdrawal from said column 1, the.
- Said plates are preferably each generally plate-shaped, disposed substantially perpendicular to the direction of longitudinal extension of said column 1, 1 '(that is to say the vertical direction), said plate being advantageously provided, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, at least one retention zone 39 making it possible to collect said intermediate fraction considered, harvested along said column 1, during said distillation step.
- FIGS. 1 Preferably, and as illustrated in FIGS.
- each extraction tray also comprises passage zones 40, 40 'of the gas from the bottom of the column 1, 1' towards the top of the column 1, the of said distillation step, said passage zones 40, 40 'being for example in the form of chimneys provided with baffles.
- said column 1, 1 ' comprises one or more flap or perforated plates 4, known as such and preferably positioned at different altitudes inside said column 1, 1', perpendicular to its direction of longitudinal extension.
- Said valves or perforated trays 4 allow to harvest a portion of an intermediate distillate considered and pour it on a draw plate positioned below.
- said column 1, 1 ' and more particularly when it forms a vacuum distillation column V (VDU), comprises a "packing" or packing preferably formed of one or several grids or an assembly of corrugated plates mounted vertically back to back.
- Said packing 5 essentially fulfills the same function as said flap or perforated trays 4.
- said plurality of withdrawal trays comprises an upper draw-off plate 6, 6 'which is the draw-off plate closest to the top 3, 3' of said column 1, 1 '.
- the upper draw plate 6, 6 ' is the draw plate located inside said column 1, the', at an altitude higher than that of all other withdrawal trays.
- the method further comprises a step of withdrawing the distillate 7, 7 'present at said upper take-off plate 6, 6'.
- the distillate 7, T (or liquid intermediate fraction at the highest possible altitude in said column 1, 1 ') which has been accumulated by the upper take-off plate 6 , 6 'during said distillation step, is removed from said column 1, 1' and said tray 6, 6 ', preferably via an outlet tapping 12, 12' provided on said column 1, the 'at said tray upper withdrawal 6, 6 ', as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5.
- the process also comprises a step of separating said distillate 7, T thus withdrawn on the one hand from a primary fraction 9 including precipitated chlorinated salts and on the other hand a fraction
- said distillate 7, 7 'withdrawn at said upper take-off plate 6, 6' is fractionated into two different fractions, preferably fractions of different densities, said separation step preferably being a step gravitational separation.
- said remaining fraction 10 is mainly composed of hydrocarbons present in said petroleum products previously distilled and collected by said upper take-off plate 6, 6 ', that is to say in said distillate 7, T.
- said precipitated chlorinated salts are chloride salts, for example ammonium chloride or amine chloride salts.
- said primary fraction 9 is mainly formed by weight of said precipitated chlorinated salts, preferably more than 80% by weight.
- At least a portion, and preferably most or all of said precipitated chlorine salts is hydrated.
- at least some of said precipitated chlorinated salts are advantageously hydrated, that is to say they capture and retain water molecules present in the column.
- said precipitated chlorinated salts are hydrated by non-deliquescent hygroscopy, that is to say they capture water molecules without dissolving in it.
- the primary fraction is thus advantageously formed mainly by chlorinated salts precipitated at least partially. hydrated by non deliquescent hygroscopy.
- chlorinated salts tend to form within said distillation column 1, during said distillation step.
- Said chlorinated salts are formed by precipitation under certain physico-chemical conditions, in particular temperature (other operating factors may also affect, such as the operating pressure, the reflux temperatures, the amount of stripping vapor , etc.).
- temperature other operating factors may also affect, such as the operating pressure, the reflux temperatures, the amount of stripping vapor , etc.
- the risk of precipitation of said chlorinated salts may exist from for example about 130 ° C and below.
- hydrochloric acid HCl present in column 1 the, for example released during hydrolysis of salts remaining in the crude oil (even after desalting), especially salts such as CaCl 2 and MgCl 2) will manifest its corrosive power in said precipitated chlorinated salts (in particular hydrated), even in the absence of water liquid.
- Said chlorinated salts once formed by precipitation in said distillation column 1, and at least partially hydrated by virtue of their hygroscopic nature, are thus transformed into highly corrosive viscous chlorinated seis deposits which flow downwards by gravity, until arriving on one of said withdrawal tray, in particular said upper draw plate 6, 6 '.
- said primary fraction 9 and / or said precipitated chlorinated salts it contains have a mass density greater than 1, for example about 1.3 g / cm 3
- said remaining fraction 10 and and / or said hydrocarbons contained therein have a bulk density of about 0.85 g / cm 3 .
- said precipitated chlorinated salts are predominantly ammonium salts and / or precipitated amines, preferably greater than 80% by weight.
- the ammonia and / or amines present in these salts come for example from nitrogen species present in said petroleum products (in particular from the thermal decomposition of nitrogen compounds contained in the petroleum products during a preheating stage or an integral part any distillation step) or in anti-corrosion substances injected into the installation.
- said ammonium salts are ammonium chloride salts.
- ammonia NH 3
- hydrochloric acid HCl
- Said ammonium chloride salts NH 4 Cl
- Said ammonium chloride salts are, moreover, particularly hygroscopic, and hydrate even in the absence of liquid water in said column 1, 1 ', thus forming a viscous substance, for example semi- solid, extremely corrosive.
- said separation step is carried out by means of a gravitational separator 11.
- said distillate 7, 7 ' is advantageously divided into said primary fraction 9 and said remaining fraction 10 by varying the density difference between said primary 9 and remaining 10 fractions, said primary fraction being advantageously more dense.
- said primary 9 and remaining 10 fractions are advantageously separated from each other by gravity settling in a suitable container (the separator 11).
- said separator 11 is a container designed to contain said primary 9 and remaining 10 fractions, and in particular designed to contain said precipitated chlorinated salts, more particularly precipitated and hydrated ammonium chloride salts.
- the distillation process also comprises a step of reintroducing said remaining fraction 10 into said column 1, 1 '.
- the distillate 1, T withdrawn from said column 1, 1' at said plateau higher tapping 6, 6 ' is advantageously divided into a primary fraction 9 and a remaining fraction 0, the latter being subsequently injected, for example after heat exchange, in said distillation column 1, the.
- said distillate 7, T is advantageously withdrawn from said column 1, then partially reintroduced into it, in the form of said remaining fraction 10, said primary fraction 9 not being itself not reintroduced into said column 1, the.
- the reintroduction of said remaining fraction 10 into said column 1 is done via an input tap 13, 13 'in said column 1, at an altitude greater than that of said upper draw plate 6, 6 '.
- the distillation process comprises a step of definitively evacuating said remaining fraction 10, during which said remaining fraction 10, after having been extracted from said separator 1 during said extraction step, is evacuated to another unit (treatment, storage or other) of the refinery, for example via a final discharge line 41.
- the distillation process comprises a final evacuation step and a concomitant reintroduction step, the remaining fraction being divided into two parts, one being re-injected into said column 1, the other being discharged elsewhere than into said column 1, 1 'via the final evacuation line 41.
- the distillation process of the invention does not comprise a step of adding water to said distillate 7, 7 ', to said remaining fraction 10, or to said primary fraction 9 when this
- the distillation process thus has the advantage of not requiring the addition of additional water in the species withdrawn from said column 1, 1 '(in particular the distillate 7). , 7 '), the species reintroduced into said column 1, V (in particular the remaining fraction 10), or the species present in said separator 11 (in particular distillate 7, 7', the remaining and primary fraction 9).
- the distillation process does not comprise a step of desalting by washing with water the hydrocarbons contained in the said remaining fraction 10.
- said primary fraction 9, which is advantageously denser than said remaining fraction 10 is separated by gravity from the remaining fraction 10.
- said fraction primary 9, advantageously mainly composed of said precipitated chlorine salts is heavier, for a same volume, than said remaining fraction 10, advantageously mainly composed of hydrocarbons, said primary fraction 9 thus constituting the lower fraction inside said gravitational separator 11, said remaining fraction 10 then constituting the upper fraction inside said separator 11, the two primary and remaining fractions forming, for example, liquid or semi-liquid phases which are preferentially immiscible.
- the primary 9 and remaining 10 fractions are thus staggered within the separator 11, with the primary fraction 9 disposed below the remaining fraction 10.
- said primary fraction 9 is decant advantageously at the bottom of said separator 11, while said remaining fraction 10, less dense than said primary fraction 9, will "float" thereon, that is to say, migrate and stagnate above it.
- the distillation process also comprises: - prior to said separation step, a step of introducing said distillate 7, 7 'into said separator 11 via an inlet 14 of said separator 11, and after said separation step, an extraction step during which said remaining fraction 10 is extracted at least partially from said separator 11 via a first outlet 15 of said separator 11.
- said distillate 7, 7 arrives in said separator 11 via an inlet 14 or an orifice during said introduction step, and is then preferably separated in said separator 11 into said primary fractions 9 and remaining 10 during said separation step, said remaining fraction 10 then being removed at least in part from said separator 11 via a first outlet 15 (i.e., preferably a first exit orifice formed in said separator 11) during said extracting step.
- a first outlet 15 i.e., preferably a first exit orifice formed in said separator 11
- the distillation process comprises, after said separation step, a first step of gravity evacuation of said primary fraction 9 from said separator 11 via a second outlet 16 of said separator 11.
- a first step of gravity evacuation of said primary fraction 9 from said separator 11 via a second outlet 16 of said separator 11. in other words, once said primary fraction 9 advantageously decanted at the bottom of said separator 11 during said separation step, said primary fraction 9 is preferably removed from said separator 11 via a second outlet 16 (that is to say advantageously a second outlet orifice made in said separator 11).
- said input 14 and said first 15 and second 16 outputs of said separator 11 are all distinct.
- said separator 11 advantageously has at least three distinct fluid passage orifices, two of which exit and one of entry.
- said separator 1 advantageously further comprises a first means of fiitration 17 of said remaining fraction 10, designed to filter said remaining fraction 10 before its extraction from said separator 11.
- said first means of fiitration 17 is a grid.
- said separator 11 preferably further comprises a second means of fi ltration 18 of said primary fraction 9, designed to filter said primary fraction 9 before it is discharged out of said separator 11.
- means of fiitration 18 is a grid or a grating.
- said primary fraction 9 is discharged by gravity into a collector 19 placed substantially below said separator 11 and in fluid communication with the latter.
- the collector 19 is preferably a container designed to collect, in a prolonged manner, said primary fraction 9 (and therefore the precipitated chlorinated salts, in particular hydrated and particularly corrosive, which it contains), below said separator 11, advantageously in close proximity to the latter, said manifold being connected to said separator 11 so that said primary fraction 9 (which is formed for example by a set of viscous salts) can be evacuated by gravity, i.e. slide by gravity, out of said separator 11 in said manifold 19.
- the distillation process further comprises a second step of gravity discharging said primary fraction 9 out of said manifold 19.
- said fraction 9, advantageously discharged by gravity of said separator 1 during said first evacuation step is preferably evacuated by gravity also of said manifold 19, and this in order to be able to recover said fraction pnmaire 9 for example in a recovery tank 33, as will be seen below.
- the distillation process further comprises an isolation step in which said collector 19 is isolated from said separator 1.
- said isolation step is advantageously a a step where said primary fraction 9 is prevented from being discharged from said separator 11 into said manifold 19, and in particular so as to be able to purge the collector 19 of said primary fraction 9 during said second evacuation step.
- the distillation process further comprises a step of increasing the pressure inside said manifold 19.
- Said step of increasing the pressure makes it possible in particular to facilitate said second step. discharging by gravity of said primary fraction 9 out of said manifold 19.
- Said step of increasing the pressure makes it possible in other words to advantageously favor the action of gravity by "pushing" said primary fraction 9 out of said manifold 19 , in order to allow a faster evacuation of said primary fraction 9 out of said manifold 19.
- said step of increasing the pressure makes it possible to purge advantageously more effectively said collector 19 of said primary fraction 9.
- said step of increasing the pressure is carried out by injecting steam into said manifold 19, for example by injecting steam or a neutral gas.
- the distillation process comprises at least one measurement step (preferably automatic) of the level of said primary fraction 9 inside said separator 11 and / or said collector 19.
- This step advantageously allows knowing when to implement or stopping said first and second evacuation steps as well as said isolating step, or in other words knowing when said separator 11 and / or said collector 19 contain too much primary fraction 9 and must be purged or not.
- at least said withdrawal, separation, and extraction steps are carried out in a continuous cycle in this order.
- said distillate 7, 7 'and said remaining fraction 10 advantageously circulate in a continuous cycle in which said steps of withdrawal (distillate 7,), separation, and extraction follow.
- This is particularly advantageous since petroleum refining is usually itself a continuous process.
- said continuous cycle also comprises said reintroduction step, which is advantageously carried out after said extraction step.
- the distillation process comprises, prior to the reintroduction step, a step of cooling said remaining fraction 10.
- a step of cooling said remaining fraction 10 Such a method of proceeding notably makes it possible to control the temperature inside said column 1, the lowering in a controlled manner by said cooling step.
- the invention also relates as such, according to a second aspect, a device for distilling petroleum products, preferably designed to implement the previously described petroleum product distillation process.
- a device for distilling petroleum products preferably designed to implement the previously described petroleum product distillation process.
- the above description of the distillation process therefore also applies to the distillation device 20 according to the invention.
- the distillation device 20 for petroleum products comprises an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) 1 or of vacuum distillation (VDU) 1 ', such that previously described.
- said column 1, 1 ' is designed to be able to implement said distillation step.
- the distillation device 20 comprises an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) 1 and a vacuum distillation column (VDU) 1 as previously described.
- the distillation device 20 the temperature exceeds the dew point, that is to say that said distillation column 1, V is designed so that its internal temperature is greater than the temperature to which water will be able to condense in said column 1, the.
- said column 1 it itself comprises a plurality of withdrawal trays, of which an upper withdrawal tray 6, 6 'which is the most important withdrawal tray. near the top 3, 3 'of said column 1, the, as previously described.
- the distillation device 20 also comprises a withdrawal means 21 of the distillate 7, 7 'present at said upper draw plate 6, 6'.
- Said extraction means 21 is advantageously designed to implement said withdrawal step.
- said withdrawal means 21 comprises an outlet tap 12, 12 'on said column 1, at said top tapping plate 6, 6', so as to draw off said distillate 7, 7 'out of said column 1, the.
- said withdrawal means 21 also comprises a withdrawal line 25, which comprises for example a pipe, and which is fluidly connected to said outlet tapping 12, 12 'and therefore to said column 1, the.
- the distillation device 20 also comprises a separation device 22 of the distillate 7, 7 'thus withdrawn on the one hand a primary fraction 9 including precipitated chlorinated salts and on the other hand a remaining fraction 10.
- Said separation device 22 is advantageously a device gravity separator 22, and is preferably designed to implement said separation step.
- said separation device 22 comprises a gravity separator 11 intended to collect said distillate 7, 7 '.
- Said separator 11 is advantageously designed to implement said separation step.
- said separator 11 comprises:
- a second output 16 intended to evacuate said primary fraction 9 out of said separator 11, and which is distinct from said first output 5.
- said withdrawal line 25 fluidly connects said separator 11 to said column 1, V respectively via said inlet 14 of said separator 11 and said outlet tap 12, 12 'of said column 1, 1 .
- said inlet 14 of said separator 11 opens directly into said outlet tap 12, 12 '.
- Such a configuration makes it possible to dispense with a withdrawal line between said column 1, the and said separator 11, and thus to reduce the manufacturing costs of said distillation device 20.
- Such a configuration also makes it possible to position said separator 11 of a substantially at the same altitude as that of said upper draw plate or slightly below, and secondly substantially adjacent to said column 1, 1 '.
- said second outlet 16 is located at an altitude lower than that of said first outlet 15 and said inlet 14.
- said remaining fraction 10 advantageously leaves said separator 11 at a lower elevation. greater than that at which said primary fraction 9 exits, and to which said distillate 7, 7 'enters.
- Such a configuration makes the gravitational separation of said primary 9 and remaining 10 fractions more efficient, said fraction primary 9 being denser than said remaining fraction 10 and having a tendency to flow towards the bottom 24 of said separator 11.
- said input 14 is located at the same altitude as that of said first output 15.
- said input 14 and said first output 15 are coaxial.
- said inlet 14 and first outlet 15 advantageously each have a central axis, preferably horizontal, and are preferably arranged facing one another at the same height, said two axes being aligned and merged.
- Such a configuration makes it easy to integrate the separator 1 with a pre-existing flow line of the installation, for example said withdrawal line 25 or a fluid connection line 37 (described later), or between these two lines.
- said inlet 14 and said first 15 and second 16 outlets are preferably formed by separate orifices from each other, formed in said separator 11 (itself advantageously formed by a container). Regardless, as is also illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, said inlet 14 and said first 15 and second 16 outlets are orifices in respective separate pipes, said respective pipes entering inside said separator 11 and being designed to introduce said distillate 7, 7 'in said separator January 1, evacuate said primary fraction 9, and extract said fraction 0 out of said separator 11.
- said separator 11 comprises a bottom 24 having a shape of hopper or funnel whose smallest opening is directed downwards and forms said second outlet 16.
- Such a configuration of the separator 11 makes it possible to better "concentrate” said primary fraction 9 in a localized and restricted place and to promote flow of said precipitated chlorine salts to drain the latter out of said separator 11 by gravity, the bottom 24 of the separator 1 1 advantageously forming, due to its preferably frustoconical shape, an angle of repose of about 30 ° for example.
- Said precipitated chlorinated salts are, for example, semi-solid, that is to say that they exhibit a semi-solid flow behavior, such as a viscous deposit composed mainly of solid material (in this case, chlorinated salts). precipitated) but able to flow by gravity, the aforementioned slope form favoring this flow and allowing complete emptying.
- said separation device 22 further comprises a collector 19 placed substantially below said separator 11 and in fluid communication with the latter, said collector 19 being intended to collect said primary fraction 9 by gravity.
- said manifold 19 is designed to implement said second step of discharging said primary fraction 9 out of said manifold 19.
- said collector 19 further comprises an inlet opening 27 of said primary fraction 9 which corresponds fluidly with said second outlet 16.
- said collector 19 advantageously comprises an orifice ( said inlet opening 27) communicating with another orifice (said second outlet 16) of said separator 11, to allow said primary fraction 9 to be discharged by gravity out of said separator 11 into said manifold 19 by passing through said orifices (In practice, through said second output 16 and then said inlet opening 27).
- said primary fraction 9 passes through said inlet opening 27 to enter said manifold 19 during said first evacuation step.
- the distillation device 20 also comprises a first reversible locking means 28 of said inlet opening 27 and / or of said second outlet 16.
- said first biocage means 28 is advantageously designed to completely cut the fluid communication between said separator 11 and said collector 19, and this temporarily.
- said first blocking means 28 is adapted to implement said isolation step.
- said first blocking means 28 is a valve, for example an isolation valve.
- said collector 19 further comprises an outlet opening 29 of said primary fraction 9 situated at an altitude less than that of said inlet opening 27, and a second reversible locking means 30 of said outlet opening 29.
- said manifold 19 advantageously comprises an orifice (said outlet opening 29) for evacuating by gravity said fraction primary 9 outside said manifold 19, said orifice being completely blocked by said second locking means 30, and located lower than said inlet opening 29.
- said primary fraction 9 passes through said outlet opening 29 to exit said manifold 9 during said second evacuation step.
- said second blocking means 30 is a valve, for example an isolation valve.
- said collector 19 comprises at least one level detector (x) designed to measure one or more level (s) of primary fraction 9 contained in said collector 19.
- Said level detector (x) comprises for example one (or several) level probe, such as a solid level probe or a density probe.
- said level detector (x) is adapted to measure a plurality of primary fraction levels 9 contained in said collector 19, for example at least four levels.
- said separator 11 further comprises a security level detector, for example a security level level probe, designed to measure at least one security level of primary fraction amount 9 contained in said separator 11.
- said probes and said first 28 and second locking means are associated with a means of automated regulation of the level of said primary fraction 9 in said separator 11 and / or said collector.
- this manifold 19 is of substantially elongate shape, having a height greater than a width and a thickness, and is more preferably of cylindrical shape.
- Said collector 19 is preferably intended to be positioned vertically, so that it can easily read the level of primary fraction 9 it contains for example through said level detector.
- said outlet opening 29 is fluidly connected to a gravity removal means 31 of said primary fraction 9, for example a flexible pipe 31, and to a fluid injection means (in particular of water) 32 in this removal means 31 for neutralizing and / or dissolving the precipitated chlorinated salts contained in said primary fraction 9.
- Such a configuration advantageously makes it possible to use only a minimum of fluid to neutralize said precipitated chlorinated salts generally very acid contained in said primary phase 9, without the need to wash the hydrocarbons from column 1, the (which are for example mainly contained in said remaining fraction 10), in particular for desalting, for example with a massive injection of water.
- said gravity removal means 31 is intended to discharge said primary fraction 9 in a recovery tank 33 provided for this purpose.
- the separation device 22 is preferably equipped with a gravity removal means 31 and a recovery tank 33, which are intended to act in cooperation to remove the primary fraction 9 of said collector 19.
- the distillation device 20 further comprises means for increasing the pressure 36 inside said manifold 19.
- said pressure-increasing means 36 is designed to implement said step of increasing the pressure. More advantageously still, and as illustrated in FIG. 4, said pressure increase means 36 comprises means for injecting steam (for example water) into said manifold 19, said steam injection means comprising preferably a gas injection tapping installed in an upper part, more preferably an upper quarter, of said manifold 9.
- steam for example water
- said separation device 22 also comprises a circulation means 34 designed to extract said remaining fraction 10 from said separator 11 via said first outlet 15.
- said circulation means 34 advantageously makes it possible to remove said remaining fraction 10 from said separator 11, without at the same time causing said primary fraction 9, which remains in said separator 11.
- Said circulation means 34 thus makes it possible to recover the fraction of interest of the distillate 7, 7 'present in said separator 11 and separated into said primary 9 and remaining 10 phases, said fraction of interest being the remaining fraction 10, mainly formed of hydrocarbons. recoverable.
- Said remaining fraction 10 is then advantageously treated elsewhere in the refinery (for example in a catalytic unit) or it can be reinjected into said column 1, V.
- said circulation means 34 is intended to implement said step extraction.
- said circulation means 34 is designed to circulate semi-solid phases capable of flowing or being pumped and / or fluids, said fluids being for example liquid (Newtonians or not), said fluids and / or semi-soiides phases advantageously having a viscosity close to that of petroleum products (for example from so-called "opportunity" crudes) or precipitated chlorinated hydrated seis.
- said circulation means 34 is formed by a pump located downstream of said separator 11, for example a centrifugal pump.
- the distillation device comprises a fluid connection line 37 between said separator January 1 (and more precisely the first outlet 15) and said circulation means 34, for example a pipe.
- said circulation means 34 ensures a continuous circulation of the distillate 7, 7 'between said withdrawal means 21 and said separator 11.
- said circulation means 34 also ensures a continuous extraction of said remaining fraction 10 from said separator 11 via said first outlet 15.
- said column 1, the, said withdrawal means 21, said separator 11 and said circulation means 34 are part of a circuit provided with means for establishing a permanent flow of fluid within said circuit, said fluid being formed by the distillate 7, T between said withdrawal means 21 and said inlet 14 of said separator 11, and by said remaining fraction 10 circulated out of said separator 11 via said first outlet 15.
- the distillation device 20 further comprises a reintroduction means 23 of said remaining fraction 10 in said column 1, 1 '.
- said reintroduction means 23 is designed to implement said reintroduction step.
- said reintroduction means 23 comprises a reintroduction line 26, which includes for example itself a pipe.
- said reintroduction means 23 comprises an input tap 13, 13 'in said column 1, 1'.
- said inlet tapping 13, 13 ' is positioned at an altitude greater than that of said upper tapping plate e, 6'.
- said reintroduction line 26 makes it possible to ensure the fluidic connection between said separator 11 and said column 1, via respectively said first output 15 of said separator 11 and said stitching of the stub. 13, 13 'of said column 1, the.
- said circulation means 34 further ensures a continuous circulation of the remaining fraction 10 between said separator 11 and said reintroduction means 23.
- said circulation means 34 is associated with, or grafted onto, said reintroduction line 26.
- Either said reintroduction line 26 is fluidly connected to said connecting line 37 or it is formed in part by said line 37.
- said reintroduction line 26 is in the form of a connecting line 37 that would have been extended to the input tap 13, 13 'of the column 1, 1', and on or to which would have associated or grafted said circulation means 34.
- said pump forming said circulation means 34 is designed to continuously suck up said distillate 7, 7 'inside said separator 11 and said remaining fraction 10 out of said separator 11, and to drive back said remaining fraction in said column 1, the via said input tapping 13, 13 '.
- said reintroduction means 23 is also part of said circuit, said fluid also being formed by said remaining fraction 10 between the first output 15 of said separator 11 and said reintroduction means 23.
- said reintroduction means 23 comprise a cooling means 38 intended to reduce the temperature of said remaining fraction 10 before it is reintroduced into said column 1, 1 '.
- said cooling means 38 comprises a heat exchanger for example installed on said reintroduction line 26.
- the distillation device 20 comprises a final discharge line 41 of said remaining fraction 10 for discharging said remaining fraction 10, after it has been extracted from said separator 1, to another unit (treatment, storage or other) of the refinery, for example via a final evacuation line 41.
- the distillation device 20 comprises said definitive evacuation line 41 and said reintroduction means 23, said remaining fraction 10 then being intended to be divided into two parts, one being returned to said column 1, via said reintroduction means 23, and another being sent to said other unit via said final discharge line 41.
- the distillation column 1 V distils by heating petroleum products, which are formed by distilled hydrocarbons from an atmospheric distillation column, or by crude oil, desalted or not. The distillation occurs at a temperature always higher than the dew point, but low enough for chlorinated salts to precipitate. Several intermediate distillates are collected by the withdrawal trays of column 1, the.
- the upper draw plate 6, 6 ' which itself collects a distillate 7, 7' formed by condensation of petroleum products at the top of the column 8, 8 '.
- the distillate 7, 7 ' comprises hydrocarbons and a viscous deposit of precipitated chlorinated salts, the latter being at least partially hydrated hygroscopically.
- the upper take-off plate 6, 6 ' has its distillate 7, 7' withdrawn continuously by an outlet tap 12 formed in said column 1, at the same altitude or an altitude close to that of said upper draw plate 6, 6 '.
- the distillate 7, 7 'thus withdrawn passes into the withdrawal line 25 formed of a pipe, then enters the separator 11 via the inlet 14 thereof.
- Tapping is facilitated or caused by a circulation means 34 such as a pump that draws distillate 7, T out of column 1, the.
- a circulation means 34 such as a pump that draws distillate 7, T out of column 1, the.
- the distillate 7, 7 'settles in the separator so as to separate the primary fraction 9, mainly comprising the precipitated chlorinated salts, which flows to the bottom of the separator 11, and the remaining fraction 10, comprising mainly hydrocarbons, which floats or floats above the primary fraction 9 in said separator 11, the primary fraction 9 being generally denser than the remaining fraction 10.
- the remaining fraction 10 is then extracted from the separator 11 through a first outlet 15 formed in the separator 11, using the circulation means 34.
- the remaining fraction 10 is then reintroduced into the column 1, 1 'above the upper draw plate 6, 6' via an inlet stitching 3, 3
- the primary fraction 9 is concentrated in the bottom funnel-shaped 24 of the separator 11 and is then transferred by gravity into the collector 19 placed below the separator 11, via successively a second output 16 of the separator 11 and an inlet opening 27 of the manifold 19.
- the circulation means 34 ensures the establishment of a continuous flow between the output tapping 12, 12 'and the quilting inlet 13, 13 'via the separator January 1, so as to continuously capture corrosive precipitated salts by gravity, without complex mechanical element or additional injection of water (especially in hydrocarbons, for desalting for example), as and as they accumulate on the upper draw plate 6, 6 '.
- the inlet opening 27 is blocked with the first reversible locking means 28, isolating the collector 19 from the separator 11.
- An outlet opening 29 of the collector 19 is then unlocked by the second reversible blocking means 30, allowing the primary fraction 9 contained in said manifold 19 to flow by gravity outside thereof.
- the fraction primary 9 which discharges the manifold 19 is then collected by a flexible hose type removal means where it is washed with water by water injection, and then transferred into a recovery tank 33 provided for this purpose.
- the second blocking means 30 is finally closed while the first blocking means 28 is reopened, allowing the primary fraction 9 accumulated at the bottom of the separator 1 1 to be received again by the collector 19.
- the invention rests, schematically, on the idea of grafting a salt trap on the withdrawal circuit of a distillation column 1, 1 'to continuously remove said precipitated salts of hydrocarbons.
- the hydrocarbons thus "purified” can then be conveyed to a treatment or storage unit, or be reintroduced into the distillation column, preferably downstream of the upper draw plate (that is to say above ).
- This continuous subtraction of the precipitated salts makes it possible to limit the risks of damage by corrosion of the circuit to which the "salt trap" is connected.
- said withdrawal means 21 and at least a part of said separation device 22 are made of a first material resistant to corrosion by said precipitated chlorinated salts, said first material being selected from a group comprising titanium and superalloys whose main components are on the one hand nickel and on the other hand chromium and / or copper.
- superalloys group together advantageously alloys having significant mechanical or chemical resistance characteristics, in particular resistance to corrosion phenomena.
- said superalloy is selected from a group consisting of 400, alloys such as Monel ® 400, alloy 625, such as Inconel ® 625, and C-276 alloys such as hastelloy ® C-276.
- said alloy 400 has the general formula Ni x Mn CuyFe z, x being greater than or equal to 63, y being between 28 and 34 inclusive, and z is less than or equal to 2.5, a is less than or equal 2, other minority metals being possible; said alloy 625 has the general formula Ni b Cr c B d Fe e Nb f, b being greater than or equal to 58, c being between 20 and 23 inclusive, d is between 8 and 10 inclusive, e being less than or equal to 5, f being between 3.15 and 4.15 inclusive, other minority metals being possible, and said C-276 alloy having the general formula Ni g Cr h OjFe j W k , g being greater than or equal to 49, h being between 14.5 and 16.5 inclusive,] being between 15 and 17 inclusive,] being between 4 and 7 inclusive, and k being between 3 and 4.5 inclusive, other minority metals being possible .
- said first material is substantially more resistant to corrosion by said precipitated chlorinated salts than a second material in which said circulation means 34 and / or said reintroduction means 23 are made.
- some elements of the distillation device 20 are made in said first substantially stronger material, and therefore generally more expensive, than other substantially less resistant materials.
- said withdrawal line 25, said separator 11 and said collector 19 are made of said first material, since they are subjected to acid attacks by said precipitated chlorinated salts contained in said primary fraction 9, while said reintroduction means 23, and in particular said reintroduction line 26, is subject only to the passage of said remaining fraction 10, which is preferably free of chlorinated salts, since the latter have been captured by the separator 11.
- the invention also relates as such, according to a third aspect, to gravity separation device 22 of a distillate 7, 7 'of petroleum products, preferably designed to implement the separation step of the distillation process of petroleum products previously described, within the distillation device described above.
- the foregoing description concerning the distillation process and the distillation device 20 therefore also applies to the separation device 22.
- the separation device 22 is designed to separate by gravity a distillate 7, T of petroleum products withdrawn from an atmospheric distillation column of crude oil (CDU) 1 or vacuum distillation (VDU) the on the one hand a primary fraction 9 including precipitated chlorinated salts and on the other hand a remaining fraction 10.
- the separation device 22 comprises:
- a gravity separator 1 intended to collect said distillate 7, 7 ',
- collector 19 placed substantially below said separator 11 and in fluid communication with the latter, said collector 19 being intended to collect said primary fraction by gravity.
- said separator 11 and said collector 19 are made of a first material resistant to corrosion by said precipitated chlorinated salts, said first material being chosen from a group comprising titanium and superalloys, the main components of which are nickel and on the other hand chromium and / or copper.
- said superalloy is selected from a group consisting of alloy 400, such as Monel ® 400, alloy 625, such as Inconel ® 625, and C-276 alloys such as hastelloy ® C-276.
- alloy 400, 625 and C-276 preferably have the previously described formulas.
- the invention also relates as such, according to a fourth aspect, to an atmospheric distillation column (CDU) 1 or vacuum distillation (VDU) Y of petroleum products, preferably designed to carry out the distillation step of method of distillation of petroleum products previously described, within the device separation 22 previously described.
- CDU atmospheric distillation column
- VDU vacuum distillation
- the column 1, 1 ' comprises a plurality of withdrawal trays, including an upper draw plate 6, 6' which is the nearest draw plate to the top 3, 3 'of said column 1, 1'. , and at least one lower draw plate positioned at an altitude lower than that of said upper draw plate 6, 6 '.
- said upper withdrawal tray 6 'of the atmospheric distillation column (CDU) 1 or of vacuum distillation (VDU) is made of a first material resistant to corrosion, in particular to corrosion by chlorinated salts precipitates.
- Said first material is advantageously adapted to resist the corrosion phenomena caused by the precipitated chlorinated salts preferentially contained in said primary fraction 69 previously described.
- an atmospheric distillation column (CDU) 1 or vacuum distillation column (VDU) Y to receive deposits of said precipitated chlorine salts, providing an upper draw plate 6, 6 'which is relatively resistant to the corrosion phenomena induced by said chlorinated seis.
- Such a configuration makes it possible to prevent said upper take-off plate 6, 6 'from being punctured because of the corrosion phenomena induced by the chlorinated salts contained in a distillate 7, 7' collected by said upper take-off plate 6, 6 ' , and thus to implement said column 1, Y within the distillation device described above and in combination with the separation device 22 described above.
- this advantageous configuration of the upper draw plate 6, 6 ' makes it possible to make it sufficiently resistant over time to said chlorinated salts so that it collects them before they are trapped out of the column 1, Y with the aid of a suitable device, advantageously the separation device 22 previously described.
- Such a configuration also makes it possible to advantageously avoid that said drilled extraction tray 6, 6 'does not allow said chlorinated salts to flow on the lower draw-off tray situated below, which may damage them by corrosion. Even more advantageously, the fact that said upper take-off plate 6, 6 'collects most, if not all, of said chlorinated salts, makes it possible to avoid them being accumulated on a lower take-off tray or downstream from that for example in a refinery tubing or a catalytic unit, corroding it or the one seriously and relatively quickly, causing in the worst case a prolonged stop of the production or an accident bodily.
- the column 1, 1 ' is intended to be implemented in combination with a salt trapping device out of the column 1, such as the separation device 22 previously described (or within the distillation device 20 previously described), to evacuate said precipitated chlorinated salts (in particular contained in the primary fraction 9 previously described) while guaranteeing a constant refining yield of the distillery unit of a refinery.
- a salt trapping device out of the column 1 such as the separation device 22 previously described (or within the distillation device 20 previously described, to evacuate said precipitated chlorinated salts (in particular contained in the primary fraction 9 previously described) while guaranteeing a constant refining yield of the distillery unit of a refinery.
- said first resistant material is selected from a group comprising titanium and superalloys whose main components are on the one hand nickel and on the other hand chromium and / or copper.
- the materials included in the aforementioned group are particularly resistant to the corrosion phenomena induced by said chlorinated salts, in particular the chlorinated salts contained in the primary fraction 9 previously described.
- said superalloy is chosen from a group comprising alloys 400, such as monel ® 400, alloys 625, such as Pinconel ® 625, and alloys C-276, such as hastelloy ® C -276.
- alloys 400, 625 and C-276 preferably have the formulas described above.
- said first material is substantially more resistant to corrosion by said nitrogenous salts than a second material in which said plate is made. lower racking.
- said second material is stainless steel.
- said upper draw plate 6, 6 ' is advantageously made of a first metal material particularly resistant to corrosion of said chlorinated salts, while the lower lower draw plate, and its support elements, can be made of materials which do not have any particular resistance to said precipitated chlorinated salts, such as stainless steels.
- Such a configuration advantageously makes it possible to avoid making said lower draw plate into said first more resistant material, in particular if it is more expensive than said second material.
- the general principle of the present invention is ultimately based on the collection and evacuation, preferably in continuous mode, of the salts formed in an atmospheric distillation column (CDU) or under vacuum (VDU).
- CDU atmospheric distillation column
- VDU under vacuum
- the general concept of the invention therefore consists in subtracting the precipitated chlorinated salts from the hydrocarbon stream by gravity settling closer to the column, so that the downstream parts of the column are no longer in contact with these salts.
- the present invention provides a universal solution adaptable to all distillation units of an existing refinery or design, and makes it possible to offset the desalination efficiency limits, without negatively impacting the production capacity of the unit. It therefore offers the opportunity to improve yield and production by processing a wider variety of oils on the market, without exposing itself to the risk of major damage to the components of the refinery.
- the invention finds its industrial application in particular in the implementation of a distillation process of petroleum products, as well as in the design, manufacture and use of the corresponding equipment.
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