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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2009
David Nathan Myers, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Manuela Serban, Glenview, IL (US);
Kurt M. Vanden Bussche, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Luigi Laricchia, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
John Patrick Brady, Algonquin, IL (US);
David Nathan Myers, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Manuela Serban, Glenview, IL (US);
Kurt M. Vanden Bussche, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Luigi Laricchia, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
John Patrick Brady, Algonquin, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment can be an apparatus for treating a hydrocarbon stream having one or more compounds with a boiling point of about 140-about 450° C. The apparatus can include an extraction zone and a regeneration zone. The extraction zone can include at least one settler. Each settler can have a height and a length. Typically the length is greater than the height. Also, the settler can form a boot, which can be adapted to receive a feed at one end. The regeneration zone may include a regenerator for an ionic liquid. The regenerator can include a column adapted to provide a regenerated ionic liquid to the extraction zone.