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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter C Rooney, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Felipe A Donate, Midland, MI (US);
Stephen A Bedell, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Joseph R Downey, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
95231 ;
Abstract
A process is disclosed for removing aromatics, and volatile organic hydrocarbons from a gaseous fluid stream including passing the fluid stream in contact with a dehydrating composition comprising a glycol selected from triethylene glycol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, or mixtures thereof and a hydrocarbon solubility depressant. The dehydrating composition may also contain a dissolved salt including at least one alkali metal carboxylate, an ammonium carboxylate, an alkali metal halide, an ammonium halide, or a mixtures thereof.