GB1310514A - Process of contunuous distillation - Google Patents

Process of contunuous distillation

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GB1310514A
GB1310514A GB3340269A GB1310514DA GB1310514A GB 1310514 A GB1310514 A GB 1310514A GB 3340269 A GB3340269 A GB 3340269A GB 1310514D A GB1310514D A GB 1310514DA GB 1310514 A GB1310514 A GB 1310514A
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1310514 Cold separation of gas mixtures B R BLIGH 1 July 1970 [2 July 1969] 33402/69 Heading F4P A gas mixture referred to as a refrigerant is withdrawn at 3, Fig. 1, from a single stage continuous gas mixture rectification column 1 and is thereafter subjected to a refrigeration cycle including expansion, evaporation, compression and condensation and is used to provide reflux at the top of the column and at one or more levels between the top and the gas mixture feed zone 2, and at least a portion of the refrigerant is thereafter returned at 23 to the column. A first position 4 of the withdrawn refrigerant in the liquid phase is further cooled at a heat exchanger 5, expanded at a valve 6, partly vaporized in a condenser 7 in heat exchange with top gas which is thus condensed and returned by a pump 19 to the column as reflux. A second portion 11 of the withdrawn refrigerant is cooled at 12, expanded at 13 and partly vaporized in an intermediate condenser 14 thereby providing further reflux. The two portions are completely vaporized at 5, 12, 9, compressed at 10, condensed at 16, further cooled at 9 and expanded at 17 and returned to the column at an intermediate reboiler level 23 where the refrigerant gives up heat. The main reboiler comprises a steam heated exchanger 21. In a modification the refrigerant is withdrawn in the vapour phase through a line 533, 534, Fig. 3, and after being heated at 535, 539 is compressed at 540. A first portion of compr3ssed gas is cooled at 538, condensed at 542, expanded at 536 and heated in a condenser 537 traversed by top gas which is returned as refltx whilst the refrigerant is returned to the compressor. The remainder of the compressed refrigerant gas is cooled at 539, condensed in an intermediate reboiler 547, cooled at 535, valveexpanded at 543 and returned to the column at a evel 544 to provide reflux. The feed mixture may comprise hydrogen, methane, ethane and propane obtained from natural gas after condensation therefrom of C 4 plus hydrocarbons. Top product gas from a de-ethanizer column (200), Fig. 4B (not shown), is passed to a de-methanizer (300, 301, 302) from the head of which methane and hydrogen are withdrawn and from the bottom of which C 2 h.c. are withdrawn and passed to a further separator (400, 401).
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