METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REFORMING OF HYDROCARBONS INCLUDING RECOVERY OF PRODUCTS USING MIXING DEVICES

• Main Authors: LANE LISA, YANEZ WILLIAM, ZHU XIN X, ABLIN DAVID WILLIAM, NGO TOKHANH, TSAI ROBERT EDISON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.04.2016
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; ADDING MATERIALS TO FUELS OR FIRES TO REDUCE SMOKE ORUNDESIRABLE DEPOSITS OR TO FACILITATE SOOT REMOVAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; FIRELIGHTERS; FUELS; FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; NATURAL GAS; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; SYNTHETIC NATURAL GAS OBTAINED BY PROCESSES NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES C10G, C10K; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; TRANSPORTING

Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for reforming of hydrocarbons including recovery of products are provided. In one example, an apparatus comprises a separation zone to receive and separate a reforming-zone effluent to form a net gas phase stream and a liquid phase hydrocarbon stream. A compressor receives and compresses the net gas phase stream to form a compressed net gas phase stream. A chiller receives and cools the liquid phase hydrocarbon stream to form a cooled liquid phase hydrocarbon stream. A first mixing device receives and mixes the compressed net gas phase stream and at least a portion of the cooled liquid phase hydrocarbon stream to extract C3/C4 hydrocarbons from the compressed net gas phase stream into the at least the portion of the cooled liquid phase hydrocarbon stream.