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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Narasimhan Devanathan, Aurora, IL (US);
Craig A McKnight, Sherwood Park, CA;
William B VanderHeyden, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Larry P Hackman, St. Albert, CA;
Peter J Klomans, Lockport, IL (US);
Robert W Skwarok, Edmonton, CA;
Assignee:
Amoco Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J / ; F27B / ; F27B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422140 ; 422147 ; 55398 ; 96188 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods useful for degassing a reaction mixture in a petrochemical processing reactor are disclosed. The methods and apparatus employ a novel liquid-gas separator that includes non-linear risers and that discharges the mixture into a vapor space in a manner intended to maximize degassing of the mixture. Resid hydrotreating processes employing these methods also are disclosed.