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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
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  • 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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Definitions

• the reactor can be a down-flow gas and liquid catalytic reactor which includes vertically superimposed packed beds of particulate catalytic material.
• This type of reactor is used in the petroleum and chemical processing industries for carrying out various catalytic reactions, such as sulphur and nitrogen conversion
• the reactor is a radial converter, where elements of the decks have to be fixed to the reactor. This reactor has a radial flow crossing a packed bed of catalytic material and it is typically used in the petroleum and chemical processing industries for carrying out catalytic reactions such catalytic reforming and ammonia synthesis.
• particle separation and classification are well explored needs of the chemical, pharmaceutical, mineral and food industries. While particle classification in industrial processes may be required to improve the quality of a certain product, particle separation may be necessary to purify a fluid stream or to avoid problems to process equipment.
• Particles may have various origins: they may be part of the original feedstock and other reactant streams or they may be generated in and collected from process equipment, for example as erosion and corrosion products. Particles may have organic nature, like char, coke and gums, or inorganic nature, like salts, debris or corrosion and erosion as iron components, or debris of catalyst particles. Also, they may contain living impurities as bacteria. Shape and size may also vary greatly - from sphere to flakes, from millimetres to a few microns or less. If the particles are unwanted in the downstream process, a filter, or other suitable particle separation
• a characterization of the particles affecting a reacting system may not be available.
• the type of particles depends upon the specific crude and/ or process related issues (rust, salts, gums, etc.). On-stream collection of the particles is typically not available.
• particle characterization relies on post-mortem analyses. These are often affected by large uncertainties due to particle agglomeration and oxidation.
• US2009177023 discloses a filtration tray for a fixed bed reactor with a co- current down-flow of gas and liquid.
• the device can trap plugging particles contained in the liquid feed supplying a reactor functioning in gas and liquid co-current down-flow mode using a specific distributor tray comprising a filtration medium.
• the device is of particular application to the selective hydrogenation of feeds containing acetylenic and dienic compounds.
• US 20090177023 describes a device which can trap plugging particles contained in the liquid feed supplying a reactor functioning in gas and liquid co-current down-flow mode using a specific distributor tray comprising a filtration medium.
• the device is of particular application to the selective hydrogenation of feeds containing acetylenic and dienic compounds.
• EP0358923 discloses a process and an apparatus for purifying a raw gas originating from the gasification of solids.
• a process and apparatus for purifying raw gas from solids gasification, containing granular and dusty solids particles a solution is to be found, by means of which solids particles of any size are largely removed from the raw gas before entry to downstream cooling devices.
• the present invention describes a novel particle separation system that combines sedimentation with filtration.
• the system includes various filtration sections with overfill systems to maximize particle capture while keeping the pressure drop constant and limiting the liquid load across the system.
• the present invention may be used to selectively separate particles of certain shapes.
• the filtration tray of this invention allows the gas to flow from the entry point, through slots, to downstream the filtering section, substantially unhindered by the filters.
• the filtration tray comprises a number of basins for the collection of the liquid. Some basins are interconnected. One, several or all the walls of the basins are made of a filtering medium.
• the filtering medium may be composite. When the liquid pours in the one basin, initially the liquid will permeate through the fresh filtering medium. The liquid may permeate directly downstream the filtration tray, or to a new filtration basin. As the filtering medium in any of the basins progressively plugs by the accumulating particles, the liquid level raises and fresh sections of the filtering medium are exposed to the liquid stream.
• a critical feature of the invention is that the basins walls function as overfill gates.
• the liquid level raises.
• the liquid level achieves the same height of the gate and liquid flows unhindered to a new basin.
• the open passage in connection with the overfill gates (slot) is designed such to create a certain pressure drop, which is the maximum pressure drop across the tray. This shall be higher than the sum of the pressure drops across all the fresh filtering sections that the liquid has to permeate through to flow downstream the filtration tray.
• the liquid flows across one or several filtering wall and it is led downstream the filtration tray without accumulating in any basin.
• the level of the liquid in the affected basin increases until the liquid raises above the overfill gate and spills into the adjacent basin.
• the process continues until the last basin is filled and the liquid spills over the last gate and downstream the filtration tray. Thereby, the maximum pressure drop across the filtration tray has a limit.
• overfill gates to offer new filtration sections to the process allows to limit the total height of the liquid column on the tray. This feature is important as tall liquid columns in such a system have a few drawbacks: a) They are heavy. Designing the tray to withstand big weights adds design complication and material. Consequently, the cost of the tray increases;
• the gas flows directly from the entry point to the last slot and exits the filtration tray together with the liquid.
• the last slot is retrofitted with a technology for the dispersion of the liquid and gas throughout all the catalyst / grading surface.
• the method of this invention includes at least one basin for the sedimentation of large and heavy scale particles prior to the filtration basins. Prior sedimentation is necessary to avoid that scale particles with a large surface quickly plug the filters.
• the filtering media may be composite.
• One method to manufacture the filtering media is for example to construct a crate with at least two walls made of a screen type material, like wired mesh, printed pattern, or others, and to fill it with catalyst or inert particles. The use of catalyst material is interesting in certain
• the filtration tray may be used to favor certain chemical reactions.
• the screen material has to be fine enough to prevent the catalyst or inert material to exit the crate and large enough to allow the passage of the liquid through it.
• the two screens face each other and are perpendicular to the flow.
• the geometries are arranged differently and include angles towards the liquid flow or the options that the screens do not face each other.
• the crates have at least one removable side. In one embodiment, the removable side is
• the inert and / or catalyst material that fill the crate may be layered in layers of various types. In certain systems, this feature is beneficial to improve the effectiveness of separation without excessive increase of pressure drop.
• the removable side of the crate can be conveniently fixed and fastened to the crate by means of quick releases, which are systems for fixing and fastening that can be opened and closed in minutes and without the use of tools.
• the invention can be performed with filtering media of different type and nature.
• they can be made of porous monolithic structures that may be composite.
• the slot that allows the gas and liquid to flow downstream are retrofitted with a dispersion system that allows the mixture to spread uniformly on the
• a particle separation system for a catalytic chemical reactor wherein the particle separation system comprises a plurality of filtration sections comprising overfill systems, thereby enabling particle capture while keeping the pressure drop over the separation system constant and limiting the liquid load across the system, wherein the particle separation system comprises at least one filtration tray comprising a number of basins with basin walls for collection of liquid, thereby combining sedimentation and filtration.
• the particle separation system comprises at least one filtration tray comprising a number of basins with basin walls for collection of liquid, thereby combining sedimentation and filtration.
• a particle separation system according to any of the preceding features, wherein at least one of said basin walls comprises a filtering medium.
• a particle separation system according to feature 3, wherein said filtering medium comprises a composite.
• a particle separation system according to any of the features 3-4, wherein an upstream basin is enabled to let liquid permeate through the filtering medium either downstream the filtration tray or to a downstream basin until said filtering medium is plugged by accumulating particles.
• a particle separation system according to any of the features 3-5, wherein the liquid level of an upstream basin rises when the filtering medium of said tray progressively plugs, thereby exposing downstream basins to the liquid stream, whereby the basin walls function as overfill gates.
• An open passage downstream the overfill gate is adapted to have a pressure drop which is higher than the sum of the pressure drops of all serially interconnected basins with unplugged filtering medium in a filtration tray.
• a particle separation system according to any of the preceding features, further comprising at least one initial sedimentation basin upstream the trays for large and heavy scale particles.
• a particle separation system according to any of the preceding features, wherein the trays are constructed as crates comprising at least two walls made of a screen type material. 10. A particle separation system according to feature 9, wherein the screen type material comprises catalyst or inert material, or catalyst and inert material.
• a particle separation system according to feature 10, wherein the screen type material is adapted to allow passage of liquid, while preventing the catalyst or inert material to pass through it.
• a particle separation system according to any of the features 9-1 1 wherein the two screens face each other and are oriented perpendicular to a fluid flow.
• a particle separation system according to any of the features 9-12 wherein the crates have at least one removable side for service.
• Fig. 1 shows a schematic drawing of the assembly
• Fig. 2 shows the path of the gas throughout the all cycle length of the filtration tray. Substantially all gas separates from the mixture and, passing from slot 1 (1 1 ) and slot 2 (12), reaches downstream through the exit channel (13). Slot 1 and slot 2 are dimensioned such to define a certain pressure drop in the filtration basins. The design pressure drop depends upon the physical properties of the liquid; the mechanical properties of the filtering media 1 (07) and 2 (08) (including porosity and thickness); the size and other characteristics of the scale particles to be separated, the height of the overfill gate 1 (09) and gate 2 (10),
• Fig. 3 shows the path of the liquid at time 0.
• Substantially all liquid is separated from the mixture upon pouring on the sedimentation basin 1 (01 ).
• the coarser scale particles stay on the sedimentation basin, while the liquid carrying the fine particles flows over the overfill gate (02) into the filtration basin 1 (05).
• the liquid permeates across the filtration medium 1 (07), which separates the fine particles, and flows into the filtration basin 2 (06).
• the liquid flows across the filtration medium 2 (08), which in this case does not perform any substantial action, since most of the particles were separated in the filtration medium 1 .
• the liquid flows through the exit channel downstream,
• Fig. 4 shows the path of the liquid when the particle collecting capacity of the filtering medium 1 (07) is exhausted.
• the liquid level raises above the overfill gate 1 (09) and escapes through the slot 1 (1 1 ).
• the liquid pours into the filtration basin 2 (06), and it permeates through the filtration medium 2 (08).
• the liquid flows through the exit channel downstream,
• Fig. 5 shows the path of the liquid when the particle collecting capacities of both the filtering medium 1 (07) and 2 (08) are exhausted and the filtration tray has concluded its cycle length.
• the liquid level raises above the overfill gate 2 (09) and escapes through the slot 2 (12). Subsequently, it flows through the exit channel downstream. Particles are now still transported with the liquid.
• Fig. 5 shows an isometric view of the sedimentation basin 1 and sedimentation overfill gate 1 in one of the embodiment
• Fig. 6 shows the same of Fig. 5 with the liquid on the sedimentation basin
• Fig. 7 shows an isometric view of the filtration section, showing one
• Fig. 8 shows another isometric view of the filtration section
• Fig. 9 shows another embodiment of the filtration media.
• this embodiment there are filtration media on all walls of the filtration basins.

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