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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2014
Uop Llc, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Robert Edison Tsai, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Xin X. Zhu, Long Grove, IL (US);
Bryan K. Glover, Algonquin, IL (US);
Eleftherios Adamopoulos, Gurnee, IL (US);
William Yanez, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for reforming of hydrocarbons including recovery of products are provided. In one example, a method comprises separating a reforming-zone effluent into a net gas phase stream and a liquid phase hydrocarbon stream. The net gas phase stream is separated for forming an H-rich stream and a first intermediate liquid phase hydrocarbon stream. The H-rich stream is contacted with an adsorbent to form an H-ultra rich stream and a PSA tail gas stream. The PSA tail gas stream is contacted with an H/hydrocarbon separation membrane to separate the PSA tail gas stream and form an H-ultra rich permeate stream and a PSA tail gas hydrocarbon-containing non-permeate residue stream.