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Ethylene or Ethylene Feedstock (Light Hydrocarbons) and Hydrogen Recovery Technology for Refineries


  Refinery dry gas is generated during the secondary processing of crude oil and primarily consists of hydrogen, methane, ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane. However, it is often simply flared as fuel gas, resulting in significant resource waste. Effective separation and recovery of ethylene, propylene, light hydrocarbons (ethylene, ethane, propylene, and propane), and hydrogen from refinery gas would greatly contribute to resource optimization, energy conservation and emission reduction, and enhanced economic performance of refineries. In response to the technological needs for utilizing refinery gas resources, Dakote has developed an integrated pressure swing adsorption technology for recovering ethylene—or ethylene feedstock (light hydrocarbons)—and hydrogen.

 Details

  The entire process comprises four main stages: first, feed gas pretreatment to remove acidic gases (such as CO₂ and H₂S), heavy hydrocarbons, and water; second, pressure swing adsorption for the recovery of ethylene or C2–C3 olefin feedstocks, in which a dedicated adsorbent is used to separate and concentrate ethylene or olefin feedstocks from refinery dry gas; third, hydrogen separation and recovery to produce hydrogen with a purity greater than 99.9 mol%; and fourth, final purification of the ethylene or olefin feedstock product stream to remove various impurity components and meet the requirements of downstream process units.

  Technical Features and Advantages

  µ Advanced and mature technology, simple process flow, and low investment.

  µ The adsorbent specially designed for ethylene and light hydrocarbons exhibits high adsorption capacity and separation factor.

  µ High purity and high recovery rates for ethylene, light hydrocarbons, and hydrogen products

  µ High degree of device integration and high level of automation

  µ Low-cost separation and recovery of ethylene, light hydrocarbons, and hydrogen, with high economic benefits.

  Application Fields

  Separation and recovery of ethylene, light hydrocarbons, and hydrogen from T-refinery gas (including catalytic dry gas, reformate gas, etc.)

  T Separation and Recovery of Ethylene from Polyethylene Off-Gas

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