NON-AROMATIC COMPOUND REMOVAL SYSTEMS FOR PARA-XYLENE PRODUCTION

• Main Authors: MINHAS, Bhupender S, Wang, Chong-Jhoo, Tinger, Robert G, Abichandani, Jeevan S, Van Nuland, Marcus L.H, Cheng, Wai Kit
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.12.2023
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; SEPARATION; TRANSPORTING

Selective removal of non-aromatic hydrocarbons from a xylene isomerization process for para-xylene production is accomplished using a membrane unit positioned within a xylene recovery loop. The membrane unit may include a one-stage or multi-stage (e.g., two-stage) membrane system and may be configur...