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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Gtc Technology Us Llc, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Manish Bhargava, Katy, TX (US);
Ashraf Lakha, Stoke-on-Trent, GB;
Sachin Joshi, Katy, TX (US);
TingTing Kok, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
GTC Technology US LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 3/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
The claimed invention relates to a method for reducing energy consumption in a distillation process by using thermal coupling. Embodiments of the claimed invention are directed to the inclusion of a side reboiler and a partial condenser in the prefractionation section of a first column, which in turn helps to uniformly distribute the vapor liquid traffic between a first column and a second column.