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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Robert Piszczek, Singapore, SG;
Michael L. Hergenrother, Kingwood, TX (US);
Brian D. Albert, Spring, TX (US);
Jose X. Simonetty, Kingwood, TX (US);
Brian W. Heins, Humble, TX (US);
Vikram Singh, Houston, TX (US);
Zhonghcheng Wang, Fairfax, VA (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for separating a feedstock into a plurality of separation products using dividing wall column technology that includes a plurality of dividing walls. Including a plurality of dividing walls in the column can provide reduced energy consumption and reduced equipment footprint for production of a plurality of high purity distillation products. The systems and methods can allow for separation of a large number of products from a feed while having a reduced or minimized number of liquid splits and/or vapor splits.