WO2011039279A3 - Method of fractionating a hydrocarbon stream and an apparatus therefor - Google Patents

Method of fractionating a hydrocarbon stream and an apparatus therefor Download PDF

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WO2011039279A3
WO2011039279A3 PCT/EP2010/064496 EP2010064496W WO2011039279A3 WO 2011039279 A3 WO2011039279 A3 WO 2011039279A3 EP 2010064496 W EP2010064496 W EP 2010064496W WO 2011039279 A3 WO2011039279 A3 WO 2011039279A3
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Thor Frette
Peter Hicks
David Bertil Runbalk
Peter Marie Paulus
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Priority to BR112012007167-0A priority patent/BR112012007167B1/en
Priority to AP2012006144A priority patent/AP3423A/en
Priority to EP10759659.5A priority patent/EP2483615B1/en
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Abstract

A hydrocarbon stream (200) is separated in a first fractionation device (205) to provide an overhead first hydrocarbon component stream (210) and a first hydrocarbon component depleted bottoms stream (300). The overhead first hydrocarbon component stream (210) is liquefied and at least part of it is then cooled against a refrigerant stream (2160) to provide a cooled liquefied first hydrocarbon component reservoir stream (260) and a warmed refrigerant stream (2170). After reducing the pressure of the cooled liquefied first hydrocarbon component reservoir stream (260), it is stored in a liquid first hydrocarbon component reservoir (285) at a first hydrocarbon component storage pressure of at most just above atmospheric pressure, for use as a refrigerant component reservoir make-up consituent. A first hydrocarbon component supply stream (280) may drawn from the liquid first hydrocarbon component reservoir (285) and passed to at least one refrigerant circuit (1000, 2000).
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