Methods and apparatus for continuous coking refining
AssigneeThe University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
InventorsLee Brecher, Lyle Johnson, Vijay Sethi
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Abstract
A system for refining hydrocarbon containing materials in a continuous coking mode may provide a pyrolyzer (1) which may be inclined to effect a liquid seal between a liquid conduction environment (6) and a gaseous conduction environment (7). A heat source (9) may heat the material past the coking point and the system may include a screw or auger (10) which can continuously remove the coke while simultaneously outputting refined products.
Claims74
A continuous coking refinery apparatus comprising:
- a. a continuous input adapted to continuously accept material which contains at least some heavy hydrocarbon material;
- b. a coke formation heat source to which said material is responsive, which causes volatilized substances to be emitted from said material, and which causes the substantial formation of a desired form of coke from at least some of said material in a single process container;
- c. a volatiles output which is adapted to receive at least some of said volatilized substances;
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- d. a continuous coke output element.
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A differentially processing refinery apparatus comprising:
- a. an input to a process container adapted to continuously accept material wherein said material contains at least some heavy hydrocarbon material;
- b. a heat source to which said material is responsive, which causes volatilized substances to be emitted from said material;
- c. a first refining environment within said process container and within which material is processed;
- d. a second refining environment within said process container and within which material is processed;
- e. a volatiles output which is adapted to receive at least some of said volatilized substances;
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- f. a remaining material output.
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A refinery apparatus comprising:
- a. an input adapted to continuously accept material wherein said material contains at least some heavy hydrocarbon material;
- b. a heat source to which said material is responsive and which causes volatilized substances to be emitted from said material;
- c. an inclined refinement process area within which at least some of said material and at least some of said volatilized substances are contained;
- d. an inclined movement element to which said material is responsive;
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- e. a volatiles output which is adapted to receive at least some of said volatilized substances.
A refinery apparatus comprising:
- a. an input adapted to continuously accept material wherein said material contains at least some heavy hydrocarbon material;
- b. a heat source to which said material is responsive and which causes volatilized substances to be emitted from said material;
- c. a refinement process area within which at least some of said material and at least some of said volatilized substances are contained;
- d. a liquid seal established at an interface between said material and said volatilized substances;
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- e. a volatiles output which is adapted to receive at least some of said volatilized substances.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.