Global Patent Index - EP 3384217 A1

EP 3384217 A1 20181010 - METHOD OF REMOVING CO2 FROM A CONTAMINATED HYDROCARBON STREAM

Title (en)

METHOD OF REMOVING CO2 FROM A CONTAMINATED HYDROCARBON STREAM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON CO2 AUS EINEM VERUNREINIGTEN KOHLENWASSERSTOFFSTROM

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ D'ÉLIMINATION DE CO2 D'UN COURANT HYDROCARBONÉ CONTAMINÉ

Publication

EP 3384217 A1 20181010 (EN)

Application

EP 16805787 A 20161201

Priority

  • EP 15197896 A 20151203
  • EP 2016079403 W 20161201

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017093387A1] The present invention provides a method to separate CO2 from a contaminated hydrocarbon-containing stream. The method comprises obtaining a multiphase contaminated hydrocarbon-containing stream (100) containing at least a vapour phase, a liquid phase and a solid phase, creating a slurry stream (120) from the multiphase stream. The slurry stream is fed to a crystallization chamber comprising CO2 seed particles. A liquid hydrocarbon stream (170) is obtained from the crystallization chamber (91) and a concentrated slurry (140) is obtained. The concentrated slurry (140) is removed from the crystallization chamber (91) by means of an extruder (142), thereby obtaining solid CO2. A feedback stream (141) is obtained from the solid CO2 comprising CO2 seed particles having an average size greater than 100 micron. The feedback stream (141) is passed into the crystallization chamber (91).

IPC 8 full level

F25J 3/06 (2006.01); F25J 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP RU US)

B01D 43/00 (2013.01 - EP RU US); B01D 53/002 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 1/0022 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 1/0035 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 1/0037 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 1/004 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 1/0202 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 3/061 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 3/0635 (2013.01 - EP RU US); F25J 3/067 (2013.01 - EP RU US); B01D 2256/245 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 2257/504 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2205/10 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2205/20 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2205/84 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2210/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2215/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2220/66 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2230/30 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2230/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2235/60 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2240/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2245/90 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25J 2270/88 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02C 20/40 (2020.08 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017093387A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017093387 A1 20170608; AU 2016363739 A1 20180607; AU 2016363739 B2 20190919; BR 112018010975 A2 20181204; CA 3006784 A1 20170608; CN 108291769 A 20180717; CN 108291769 B 20200915; EP 3384217 A1 20181010; RU 2018123854 A 20200114; RU 2018123854 A3 20200414; RU 2731426 C2 20200902; US 2018259251 A1 20180913

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2016079403 W 20161201; AU 2016363739 A 20161201; BR 112018010975 A 20161201; CA 3006784 A 20161201; CN 201680070472 A 20161201; EP 16805787 A 20161201; RU 2018123854 A 20161201; US 201615779652 A 20161201