Coalescer for Co-Current Contactors
AssigneeExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
InventorsStephanie A. Freeman, Edward J. Grave, J. Tim Cullinane, P. Scott Northrop, Norman K. Yeh
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Abstract
The disclosure includes a method, comprising passing a fluid into a co-current contactor, passing a solvent into the co-current contactor, dividing the solvent into solvent droplets having a first average droplet size, placing the fluid in contact with the solvent droplets to create a combined stream, coalescing at least a portion of the solvent droplets to create solvent droplets having a second average droplet size, wherein the second average droplet size is greater than the first average droplet size, and separating the fluid and the solvent.
Claims8
A method, comprising:
- passing a fluid into a co-current contactor, the fluid including a hydrocarbon and a contaminant;
- passing a solvent into the co-current contactor;
- dividing the solvent into solvent droplets having a first average droplet size;
- placing the fluid in contact with the solvent droplets to create a combined stream;
- absorbing the contaminant into the solvent droplets;
- coalescing at least a portion of the solvent droplets to create solvent droplets having a second average droplet size, wherein the second average droplet size is greater than the first average droplet size;
- separating the fluid from the solvent droplets;
- collecting the solvent droplets in a boot;
- and
- recycling gas, collecting in the boot, to the co-current contactor via a recycle gas inlet.
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