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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2006
Vijender Kumar Verma, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Vijender Kumar Verma, Sugar Land, TX (US);
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Processes to separate a light hydrocarbon stream comprising ethylene, ethane, and C3+ hydrocarbons into an ethylene stream, an ethane stream, and a C3+ hydrocarbon stream, including: feeding the light hydrocarbon stream to a deethanizer; separating the light hydrocarbons in the deethanizer to form a C3+ hydrocarbon bottoms stream and a C2-rich overhead stream comprising ethylene and ethane; separating the C2-rich stream in a C2-rectifier to form a first ethylene stream and an ethane-rich bottoms stream; and separating the ethane-rich bottoms stream in a C2-splitter to form a second ethylene stream and an ethane stream.