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US 12,102,945 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for heat treating a feedstock comprising a lipid material
AssigneeNeste Oyj
InventorsSusanna Kuitunen, Jarmo Halttunen, Petri Lindqvist, Sami Toppinen
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Abstract
Present disclosure relates to a novel process for purification of lipid material for further use as such as, for example, a source of fuel of chemicals.
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An apparatus comprising:
- i) at least one mixing sector including at least 4 weirs, each of the weirs being tilted at an angle of between 5° and 20° relative to a horizontal plane, the at least one mixing sector being positioned at a top of the apparatus;
- ii) at least one liquid distribution sector positioned between the at least one mixing sector and at least one liquid retention sector;
- iii) the at least one liquid retention sector positioned at a bottom of the apparatus and having a plurality of subsectors in fluid connection with one another, each of the subsectors including a chamber and/or a vertical pipe;
- wherein the at least one liquid distribution sector includes a first plate positioned at a lower part of the at least one liquid distribution sector and configured as a liquid distributor, a second plate positioned above the first plate that extends horizontally along the horizontal plane, and a third plate positioned between the first plate and the second plate, the third plate being tilted at an angle of between 5° and 20° relative to the horizontal plane;
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- wherein the at least one liquid retention sector is in fluid connection with the at least one liquid distribution sector and is downstream of the at least one liquid distribution sector and is also positioned downstream of the at least one mixing sector;
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- wherein the plurality of subsectors includes a first subsector, a second subsector and a third subsector, a vertical pipe connecting the second subsector to the third subsector.
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An apparatus comprising:
- i) at least one mixing sector including at least 4 weirs, each of the weirs being tilted at an angle of between 5° and 20° relative to a horizontal plane, the at least one mixing sector being positioned at a top of the apparatus;
- ii) at least one liquid distribution sector positioned between the at least one mixing sector and at least one liquid retention sector;
- iii) the at least one liquid retention sector positioned at a bottom of the apparatus and having a plurality of subsectors in fluid connection with one another, each of the subsectors including a chamber and/or a vertical pipe;
- wherein the at least one liquid distribution sector includes a first plate positioned at a lower part of the at least one liquid distribution sector and configured as a liquid distributor, a second plate positioned above the first plate that extends horizontally along the horizontal plane, and a third plate positioned between the first plate and the second plate, the third plate being tilted at an angle of between 5° and 20° relative to the horizontal plane;
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- wherein the at least one liquid retention sector is in fluid connection with the at least one liquid distribution sector and is downstream of the at least one liquid distribution sector and is also positioned downstream of the at least one mixing sector;
- wherein the plurality of subsectors includes a first subsector, a second subsector, and a third subsector;
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- wherein a vertical pipe having at least one valve is positioned between the first subsector and the second subsector to fluidly connect the first subsector to the second subsector and a vertical pipe having at least one valve is positioned between the second subsector and the third subsector to fluidly connect the second subsector to the third subsector.
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