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US 12,281,264 B2Granted
Method and device for treatment of liquid hydrocarbons
AssigneeEcofuel Technologies LTD
InventorThomas Andreas Guenther
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and a device for purification and desulfurization of liquid hydrocarbons, which, compared to sodium dispersion desulfurizing processes like already been disclosed, open up additional fields of application and greatly improves economy and achievable results.
Claims18
A method for treatment of liquid hydrocarbons, the method comprising:
- introducing liquid hydrocarbons into a vessel;
- adding sodium to the liquid hydrocarbons to obtain a sodium-containing liquid;
- passing the liquid through at least one pumping unit to be pressurized;
- passing the liquid through at least one dispersing unit to disperse the sodium in the liquid;
- passing the liquid through a flow pipe and a throttle valve to re-enter into the vessel;
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- providing a pressure generated by the at least one pumping unit, a flow rate of the at least one dispersing unit, and a flow rate of the throttle valve to set a residence time for the liquid in the flow pipe to be 2 seconds to 300 seconds.
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