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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Zaida Diaz, Katy, TX (US);
Shu Shu, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Paul Jason Williams, Richmond, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 7/04 (2006.01); C07C 7/144 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for separating an acidic contaminant and light hydrocarbon of a light hydrocarbon feed having a large contaminating acidic contaminant content. Among other features, the process uses a combination of distillation and membrane separation arranged in a unique way to yield a high-purity light hydrocarbon product and a high-purity acidic contaminant product.