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US 2020/0385643 A1Published application
Process and apparatus for recycling hydrogen to hydroprocess biorenewable feed
AssigneeUop LLC
InventorAfrin Ahmed
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Abstract
The process and apparatus enables purification of a recycle hydrogen gas stream from hydroprocessing biorenewable feedstocks. The recycle gas stream is fed to a methanator reactor to hydrogenate carbon monoxide in the gas stream to water and methane. Other acid gases can be removed by scrubbing preferably upstream of the methanator. Removal of carbon monoxide omits the need for a hydrogen purge stream to avoid carbon monoxide accumulation and enables use of the hydrogen for a downstream hydroisomerization reaction.
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A hydroprocessing process comprising:
- providing a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising a biorenewable feedstock;
- hydroprocessing said hydrocarbon feed stream in a hydroprocessing reactor in the presence of a hydrogen stream to provide a hydroprocessed stream;
- separating said hydroprocessed stream to provide a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide and a liquid hydroprocessed stream;
- methanating said gaseous stream over a methanating catalyst to hydrogenate carbon monoxide to water and methane to provide a methanated gaseous stream;
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- providing said hydrogen stream from said methanated gaseous stream.
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A hydroprocessing process comprising:
- providing a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising a biorenewable feedstock;
- hydroprocessing said hydrocarbon feed stream in the presence of a hydrogen stream in a hydroprocessing reactor to provide a hydroprocessed stream;
- separating said hydroprocessed stream to provide a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen and carbon monoxide and a liquid hydroprocessed stream;
- scrubbing acid gases from said gaseous stream to provide a scrubbed gaseous stream;
- compressing said scrubbed gaseous stream to provide a compressed, scrubbed gaseous stream;
- methanating said gaseous stream over a methanating catalyst to hydrogenate carbon monoxide to water and methane to provide a methanated gaseous stream;
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- providing said hydrogen stream from said methanated gaseous stream.
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A hydroprocessing apparatus comprising:
- a hydroprocessing reactor;
- a separator in downstream communication with said hydroprocessing reactor;
- an overhead line extending from an overhead of said separator;
- a methanator reactor in downstream communication with said overhead line;
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- said hydroprocessing reactor being in downstream communication with said methanator reactor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.