Rodrigo T Zamora

US Patent:

20200376427, Dec 3, 2020

Filed:

May 11, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/871110

Inventors:

- Mobile AL, US
Erik J. Stewart - Pearland TX, US
Rodrigo Zamora - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Ineos Americas, LLC - Mobile AL

International Classification:

B01D 53/14
C10L 3/10
C10G 21/12
C10G 21/28
C10G 70/06
B01D 53/18
C10K 1/00

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.

US Patent:

20180015409, Jan 18, 2018

Filed:

Jul 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/641980

Inventors:

- Mobile AL, US
Erik J. Stewart - Pearland TX, US
Rodrigo Zamora - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Ineos Americas, LLC - Mobile AL

International Classification:

B01D 53/14
B01D 53/18
C10K 1/00
C10L 3/10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.