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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2017
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Kathryn R. Bjorkman, Oak Park, IL (US);
Patrick C. Whitchurch, Sleepy Hollow, IL (US);
Rodrigo J. Lobo, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Linda S. Cheng, Highland Park, IL (US);
Susan A. Somers, Elmhurst, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
Processes and apparatuses for producing para-xylenes are provided. The processes comprises providing a reformate stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons to a reformate splitter to provide a reformate bottoms stream and a reformate overhead stream. A portion of the reformate bottoms stream is passed to a para-xylene separation unit for separating para-xylene, wherein the portion of the reformate bottoms stream is passed to the para-xyelene separation unit without an intermediate step for removal of olefins.