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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Applicant:
Kenneth L. Blanchard, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth L. Blanchard, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Kellogg Brown & Root LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/52 (2006.01); B01D 47/14 (2006.01); C10K 1/10 (2006.01); C10K 3/04 (2006.01); C10K 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01); C10K 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 47/14 (2013.01); C01B 2203/048 (2013.01); B01D 2257/406 (2013.01); B01D 2252/103 (2013.01); C10K 1/101 (2013.01); C01B 3/52 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0465 (2013.01); C10J 2300/093 (2013.01); C10K 3/04 (2013.01); C10K 1/002 (2013.01); C10K 1/004 (2013.01); C10K 1/024 (2013.01); B01D 2257/30 (2013.01); B01D 53/1406 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0485 (2013.01); B01D 2257/20 (2013.01); B01D 53/1487 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and processes for saturating and purifying syngas are provided. In one or more embodiments, the apparatus can include two packed beds through which water and syngas flow countercurrently. In the first bed, the syngas can be at least partially saturated with water, and in the second bed hydrocarbons, byproducts, or both can be removed from the syngas. Processes for saturating and purifying syngas using the apparatus discussed and described herein are also provided.