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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2009
Jorge L. Soto, Centreville, VA (US);
Costas A. Coulaloglou, Wilmington, DE (US);
Jorge L. Soto, Centreville, VA (US);
Costas A. Coulaloglou, Wilmington, DE (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and means for separating slurry liquid from catalyst in a three-phase slurry process. The embodiments of the invention are characterized by conducting the three-phase process under conditions to provide an upper region in the slurry that contains a catalyst concentration of about 20 wt % or less and a lower region with a catalyst concentration higher than about 20 wt %. A portion of the slurry in this upper region is degassed and passed to liquid-solid separation devices for recovery of liquid product.