Phenol removal in paraxylene recovery process

The invention is directed to purification of an aromatic hydrocarbon stream including selective removal of phenol from a process stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures, especially aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures that contain higher-than-equilibrium paraxylene, by contact with suitable adsorbe...

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Main Authors TINGER ROBERT G, LUO SHIFANG L, NASH MARK W, HEETER GLENN A, OSBY TERRANCE C, ABICHANDANI JEEVAN S, OU JOHN DI-YI, EILANDS INDULIS J, GAWLIK ALLEN S
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LanguageEnglish
Published 08.12.2015
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CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention is directed to purification of an aromatic hydrocarbon stream including selective removal of phenol from a process stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures, especially aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures that contain higher-than-equilibrium paraxylene, by contact with suitable adsorbents, to provide a product stream having lower concentration of phenol than said process stream.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514642042