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Recovery of chemicals from off-gases

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1969-06-26
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Granted: 1971-06-29
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Expires: 1989-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract An improved method for the recovery of valuable organic compounds and deleterious air polluting chemicals from watercontaining process off-gases which comprises (1) contacting the process off-gases with a cold surface upon which a film of watermiscible liquid is maintained; (2) separating the noncondensible gases from the condensate which forms upon contact of the offgases with the cold wall and the water-miscible liquid; (3) separating the water-miscible liquid, water and condensate one from the other; (4) returning the water-miscible liquid to the first step to form the film on the cold wall and (5) recovering the condensates free of the water-miscible liquid and water.

Inventors

  • 👤 John E Panzarella

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 19:50
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D51/00; B01D51/10; B01D5/00; B01D5/0003; B01D5/0012; B01D5/0078; B01D5/009; B01D5/0093; B01D5/0096; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/46; B01D53/68; B01D53/70; B01D8/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 21 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the miscible organic liquid is concentrated and returned to step A to form the film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the water-miscible liquid is also immiscible with the condensable gases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the recovered organic compounds are C1 to C4 chlorinated hydrocarbons.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said chlorinated hydrocarbons are recovered from an oxychlorination reactor off-gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the miscible organic liquid is a C2 or C3 glycol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 11 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the glycol is ethylene glycol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the miscible organic liquid is a mixture of 40 to 80 weight percent of ethylene glycol and 60 to 20 weight percent of H2O.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 33 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the miscible organic Liquid is ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, methanol, ethanol, propanol, methoxy ethanol, ethoxy ethanol or propoxy ethanol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process of claim 9 wherein the hot gases are cooled to between 0* and -60* C.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-06-28 1974-12-28 1975-06-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-06-28 1978-12-28 1979-06-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-06-28 1982-12-28 1983-06-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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