System for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization
AssigneeAlternative Petroleum Technologies Holdings Corp.
InventorsJack Lawrence Waldron, Kylen J. Smith
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Abstract
A liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization system having at least one processing unit, and preferably an initial and an end processing unit. Each processing unit having a reactor assembly and a sorption system. An aqueous system directs aqueous into the reactor assembly together with liquid hydrocarbon, wherein the two are mixed using shear mixers. An adsorbent system provides adsorbent to the sorption column to adsorb the oxidized sulfur resulting through the mixing of the liquid hydrocarbon with the aqueous. A system having multiple processing units is disclosed, as well as systems for transferring adsorbent and providing aqueous. A plurality of methods is likewise disclosed.
Claims8
A system for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurizing comprising:
- an initial processing unit, the initial processing unit having
- a reactor assembly including a reactor vessel and a recirculatory system structurally configured to recirculate fluid within the reactor vessel;
- a sorption system having an inlet in fluid communication with the reactor assembly, an inlet for absorbent, and at least one hydrocarbon outlet;
- an end processing unit, the end processing unit having
- an end reactor assembly including an end reactor vessel and an end recirculatory system structurally configured to recirculate fluid within the end reactor vessel;
- a separator in fluid communication with the end reactor assembly, the separator having an outlet for liquid hydrocarbon and an outlet for an aqueous feed;
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- an end sorption system having an inlet in fluid communication with the outlet for liquid hydrocarbon, an inlet for absorbent and an outlet for liquid hydrocarbon,
- wherein the at least one hydrocarbon outlet of the sorption system is coupled to the end reactor assembly so as to be in fluid communication therewith.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.