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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johannes A Hamer, The Hague, NL;
Pieter Van Der Heijden, The Hague, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
203 40 ; 203 93 ; 203 94 ; 203 98 ; 203D / ; 203D / ; 203357 ; 203366 ;
Abstract
In a vacuum distillation process a feed stream is supplied to a furnace and a heated feed stream containing vapor and liquid is passed from the furnace into a distillation column operating at a subatmospheric pressure. Vapor is allowed to rise inside the distillation column. The rising vapor is contacted with a de-entrainment means to remove entrained liquid from the rising vapor. Wash liquid is sprayed on the de-entrainment means and subsequently passed from the distillation column to a collection vessel. The wash liquid is cooled and then withdrawn from said collection vessel.