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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2008
Harvey E. Andresen, Luling, LA (US);
Christopher P. Christenson, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Charles W. Lipp, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
John R. Mayer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Thomas J. Kling, Midland, MI (US);
Victor R. Fey, West Bloomingfield, MI (US);
Laurence G. Britton, Charleston, WV (US);
Michael J. Rangitsch, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael L. Hutchison, Poca, WV (US);
Harvey E. Andresen, Luling, LA (US);
Christopher P. Christenson, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Charles W. Lipp, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
John R. Mayer, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Thomas J. Kling, Midland, MI (US);
Victor R. Fey, West Bloomingfield, MI (US);
Laurence G. Britton, Charleston, WV (US);
Michael J. Rangitsch, Saginaw, MI (US);
Michael L. Hutchison, Poca, WV (US);
Dow Technology Investments LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of mixing an oxygen gas with a hydrocarbon-containing gas includes the steps of wet scrubbing the oxygen gas in a wet scrubber, supplying oxygen gas from the wet scrubber to a gas mixer and mixing the oxygen gas with the hydrocarbon-containing gas in the gas mixer. Wet scrubbers for use in the method may take various forms, including packed-tower, bubble cap, and sparger-type wet scrubbers. The removal of the particulate matter reduces the risk of ignition of the hydrocarbon-containing gas in the gas mixer. The use of a wet scrubber in the oxygen supply line overcomes many problems currently faced with screen and filters, as per current practice.