发明名称 |
Energy Efficient Processes for Xylenes Production |
摘要 |
The invention is directed to a process to produce para-xylene and, optionally, ortho-xylene, including coupling two in-series xylenes separation systems with two parallel isomerization systems for energy savings and/or productivity increases. |
申请公布号 |
US2015299071(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.10.22 |
申请号 |
US201314443945 |
申请日期 |
2013.11.21 |
申请人 |
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. |
发明人 |
Ou John D.;Abichandani Jeevan S. |
分类号 |
C07C5/27 |
主分类号 |
C07C5/27 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A process for producing a para-xylene-rich product, the process comprising:
(a) separating a feedstock comprising C8+ aromatics to produce a C8 aromatics-rich stream and a C9+ aromatics-rich stream; (b) separating at least a portion of said C8 aromatics-rich stream to produce a para-xylene-rich product stream and a para-xylene-depleted raffinate stream; (c) isomerizing at least a portion of said para-xylene-depleted raffinate stream to produce a first isomerate stream having a higher para-xylene concentration than said para-xylene-depleted raffinate stream; (d) isomerizing at least another portion of said para-xylene-depleted raffinate stream to produce a second isomerate stream having a higher para-xylene concentration than said para-xylene-depleted raffinate stream; (e) separating C7-hydrocarbons from at least a portion of said second isomerate stream and optionally at least a portion of said first isomerate stream to produce a C7-hydrocarbons-rich stream and a C7-hydrocarbons-depleted isomerate stream having a lower C7-hydrocarbons concentration than said second and optionally said first isomerate streams; (f) separating at least a portion of said first isomerate stream and optionally at least a portion of said C7-hydrocarbons-depleted isomerate stream to produce a para-xylene-rich effluent stream and a para-xylene-depleted effluent stream; (g) supplying a least a portion of said para-xylene-depleted effluent stream to isomerizing step (c) and/or step (d); (h) recycling at least a portion of said para-xylene-rich effluent stream to separating step (a); and optionally separating step (b); and (i) recovering at least a portion of said para-xylene-rich product stream as said para-xylene-rich product. |
地址 |
Baytown TX US |