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Recovery of olefin

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1961-10-06
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Granted: 1966-01-11
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Expires: 1981-10-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Virgil E Gaede

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 13:20
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C7/00; C07C7/005; C07C7/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S203/00; Y10S203/19

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING VALUABLE OLEFIN FROM AN OFFGAS RESULTING FROM A DEGASSING OF A SOLVENT EMPLOYED IN THE POLYMERIZATION OF AN OLEFIN TO FORM A POLYOLEFIN WHICH COMPRISES IN A COMBINATION OF STEPS, PASSING SAID SOLVENT WHICH HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS RECITED HEREIN TO A DEGASSING ZONE THUS OBTAINING AN OFF-GAS, PARTIALY LIQUEFYING THE OFF-GAS TO LIQUEFY VAPOROUS COMPONENTS THEREIN, OBTAINING A NOW FIRST REMAINING VAPOR STREAM AND A SOLVENT STREAM, LIQUEFYING PARTIALLY SAID VAPOR STREAM, OBTAINING A NOW SECOND REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, LIQUEFYING SAID SECOND REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, OBTAINING A NOW THIRD REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, AND PASSING SAID THIRD REMAINING VAPOR STREAM TO A FRACTIONATION ZONE, IN SAID ZONE, SEPARATING A STREAM OF OLEFIN, AND COLLECTING AND TREATING IN A COMMON ZONE ALL LIQUID FRACTIONS OBTAINED FROM EACH OF SAID LIQUEFACTIONS, THEREBY RECOVERING ADDITIONAL VALUABLE OLEFIN AND VAPORS FOR RETREATMENT AS HEREIN DESCRIBED.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 145 words
A METHOD OF RECOVERING VALUABLE OLEFIN FROM AN OFFGAS RESULTING FROM A DEGASSING OF A SOLVENT EMPLOYED IN THE POLYMERIZATION OF AN OLEFIN TO FORM A POLYOLEFIN WHICH COMPRISES IN A COMBINATION OF STEPS, PASSING SAID SOLVENT WHICH HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS RECITED HEREIN TO A DEGASSING ZONE THUS OBTAINING AN OFF-GAS, PARTIALY LIQUEFYING THE OFF-GAS TO LIQUEFY VAPOROUS COMPONENTS THEREIN, OBTAINING A NOW FIRST REMAINING VAPOR STREAM AND A SOLVENT STREAM, LIQUEFYING PARTIALLY SAID VAPOR STREAM, OBTAINING A NOW SECOND REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, LIQUEFYING SAID SECOND REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, OBTAINING A NOW THIRD REMAINING VAPOR STREAM, AND PASSING SAID THIRD REMAINING VAPOR STREAM TO A FRACTIONATION ZONE, IN SAID ZONE, SEPARATING A STREAM OF OLEFIN, AND COLLECTING AND TREATING IN A COMMON ZONE ALL LIQUID FRACTIONS OBTAINED FROM EACH OF SAID LIQUEFACTIONS, THEREBY RECOVERING ADDITIONAL VALUABLE OLEFIN AND VAPORS FOR RETREATMENT AS HEREIN DESCRIBED.

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