CA1204073A - Control of a fractional distillation process - Google Patents

Control of a fractional distillation process

Info

Publication number: CA1204073A
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: signal; establishing; time; overhead; actual
Prior art date: 1983-05-27
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired

Application number

CA000454505A

Other languages

English (en)

French (fr)

Inventor

Gyan P. Jain

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Phillips Petroleum Co

Original Assignee

Phillips Petroleum Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1983-05-27

Filing date

1984-05-16

Publication date

1986-05-06

1984-05-16 Application filed by Phillips Petroleum Co filed Critical Phillips Petroleum Co

1986-05-06 Application granted granted Critical

1986-05-06 Publication of CA1204073A publication Critical patent/CA1204073A/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01D—SEPARATION
- B01D3/00—Distillation or related exchange processes in which liquids are contacted with gaseous media, e.g. stripping
- B01D3/42—Regulation; Control
- B01D3/4211—Regulation; Control of columns
- B01D3/4238—Head-, side- and bottom stream
- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S203/00—Distillation: processes, separatory
- Y10S203/19—Sidestream

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Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
Production Of Liquid Hydrocarbon Mixture For Refining Petroleum (AREA)
Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)

CA000454505A 1983-05-27 1984-05-16 Control of a fractional distillation process Expired CA1204073A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US06/498,997 US4558423A (en)	1983-05-27	1983-05-27	Utilization of an ASTM end point temperature for controlling a fractional distillation process
US498,997		1983-05-27

Publications (1)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA1204073A true CA1204073A (en)	1986-05-06

Family

ID=23983366

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA000454505A Expired CA1204073A (en)	1983-05-27	1984-05-16	Control of a fractional distillation process

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4558423A (2)
EP (1)	EP0130352A3 (2)
JP (1)	JPS59222202A (2)
BR (1)	BR8402075A (2)
CA (1)	CA1204073A (2)
ES (1)	ES8503962A1 (2)
NO (1)	NO842105L (2)
ZA (1)	ZA842802B (2)

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WO1986006739A1 (en) *	1985-05-03	1986-11-20	The Foxboro Company	Distillation cut point control
US5132918A (en) *	1990-02-28	1992-07-21	Funk Gary L	Method for control of a distillation process
US5396416A (en) *	1992-08-19	1995-03-07	Continental Controls, Inc.	Multivariable process control method and apparatus
US5663492A (en) *	1996-06-05	1997-09-02	Alapati; Rama Rao	System for continuous analysis and modification of characteristics of a liquid hydrocarbon stream
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US6869501B2 (en)	2001-12-20	2005-03-22	3M Innovative Properties Company	Continuous process for controlled concentration of colloidal solutions
US20030116290A1 (en) *	2001-12-20	2003-06-26	3M Innovative Properties Company	Continuous process for controlled evaporation of black liquor
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US3405035A (en) *	1967-10-23	1968-10-08	Universal Oil Prod Co	Fractionator system with side stream product removal and internal reflux control
US3619377A (en) *	1969-08-04	1971-11-09	Phillips Petroleum Co	Control of composition of overhead vaporous product in a partially condensing fractionation column
US3907388A (en) *	1970-08-13	1975-09-23	Shell Oil Co	Method for blending multiple component streams using loss-in-weight boiling point analysis
US3911259A (en) *	1974-04-11	1975-10-07	Texaco Inc	Means for controlling the reflux rate and the reboiler temperature of a tower
FR2272707B1 (fr) *	1974-05-30	1977-03-11	Elf Aquitaine	Procede de commande d'une colonne de distillation atmospherique de petrole brut
US3996785A (en) *	1975-12-29	1976-12-14	Texaco Inc.	Means for on-line determination of boiling point properties of crude oil
US4166770A (en) *	1978-05-22	1979-09-04	Phillips Petroleum Company	Fractionation control
US4295196A (en) *	1980-07-02	1981-10-13	Phillips Petroleum Company	Fractional distillation column control
US4347577A (en) *	1980-12-15	1982-08-31	Texaco Inc.	Feedstock temperature control system

1983
- 1983-05-27 US US06/498,997 patent/US4558423A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1984
- 1984-04-13 ZA ZA842802A patent/ZA842802B/xx unknown
- 1984-05-02 JP JP59089191A patent/JPS59222202A/ja active Granted
- 1984-05-03 BR BR8402075A patent/BR8402075A/pt unknown
- 1984-05-16 CA CA000454505A patent/CA1204073A/en not_active Expired
- 1984-05-25 EP EP84105968A patent/EP0130352A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1984-05-25 ES ES532830A patent/ES8503962A1/es not_active Expired
- 1984-05-25 NO NO842105A patent/NO842105L/no unknown

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0130352A3 (en)	1986-12-30
EP0130352A2 (en)	1985-01-09
NO842105L (no)	1984-11-28
JPS59222202A (ja)	1984-12-13
ZA842802B (en)	1984-11-28
US4558423A (en)	1985-12-10
ES532830A0 (es)	1985-04-01
BR8402075A (pt)	1985-03-26
JPS6320164B2 (2)	1988-04-26
ES8503962A1 (es)	1985-04-01

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2004-05-16	MKEX	Expiry
2023-05-26	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20040516

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US3296097A (en)	1967-01-03	Predictive control of distillation column internal reflux
US4894145A (en)	1990-01-16	Automatic control of feedstock vacuum towers
US3830698A (en)	1974-08-20	Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature in a fractionation column
US3018229A (en)	1962-01-23	Internal reflux computer for fractionation control
CA1204073A (en)	1986-05-06	Control of a fractional distillation process
US4578151A (en)	1986-03-25	Reid Vapor Pressure determination and control in fractional distillation
US4457266A (en)	1984-07-03	Boiler control
US4555309A (en)	1985-11-26	Control of a fractional distillation process
US4166770A (en)	1979-09-04	Fractionation control
US4371944A (en)	1983-02-01	Ethylene process control
US4096574A (en)	1978-06-20	Fractionation control
US4367121A (en)	1983-01-04	Fractional distillation column control
US3272722A (en)	1966-09-13	Fractional distillation process and system control for maximum vapor load
US4437977A (en)	1984-03-20	Control of a catalytic cracking unit
US4667508A (en)	1987-05-26	Reid vapor pressure determination
US4371426A (en)	1983-02-01	Control of a fractional distillation process
US4536606A (en)	1985-08-20	Control of a cracking furnace
US4560442A (en)	1985-12-24	Fractional distillation process control
US4356863A (en)	1982-11-02	Temperature control for preheating a crude oil feedstock
US3408261A (en)	1968-10-29	Control system for fractional distillation having a non-linear function generator
US4400239A (en)	1983-08-23	Constraint control of a fractional distillation process
US4473443A (en)	1984-09-25	Control of a fractional distillation process
US4289588A (en)	1981-09-15	Fractional distillation column pumparound heat removal control
US4498916A (en)	1985-02-12	Control of a fractional distillation process
US4252614A (en)	1981-02-24	Control of multiple feed fractional distillation column