发明名称 |
Process and apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons from air-hydrocarbon vapor mixtures |
摘要 |
A process and apparatus for recovering hydrocarbons from an air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture such as the mixture of air and vaporized light hydrocarbon compounds expelled as a result of loading gasoline or the like into storage tanks, tank cars and tank trucks. The air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture is caused to flow through a bed of solid adsorbent whereby the hydrocarbons ar removed from the mixture and a residue gas stream comprised of substantially hydrocarbon-free air is produced. The substantialy hydrocarbon-free air is vented to the atmosphere and while the first bed is removing hydrocarbons from the air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture, a second bed of solid adsorbent having hydrocarbons adsorbed thereon is simultaneously regenerated by evacuating the bed with vacuum pumping and the air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture produced in the regeneration of the bed is contacted with a liquid absorbent whereby a major portion of the hydrocarbons are absorbed therefrom and recovered. The beds of solid adsorbent are cooled, at least while the air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture is flowing therethrough and hydrocarbons are being adsorbed on the bed, to prevent the beds from overheating due to side exothermic reactions of hydrocarbons and/or impurities contained in the air-hydrocarbon vapor mixture with air and/or the solid adsorbent. Apparatus for carrying out the process of the present invention is also provided.
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申请公布号 |
US4343629(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1982.08.10 |
申请号 |
US19810231917 |
申请日期 |
1981.02.05 |
申请人 |
JOHN ZINK COMPANY |
发明人 |
DINSMORE, HAROLD L.;SCHWARTZ, ROBERT E.;TUTTLE, WILLARD N. |
分类号 |
C10G5/02;B01D53/04;B01D53/047;(IPC1-7):B01D53/04;B01D53/14 |
主分类号 |
C10G5/02 |
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