Heat integrated distillation apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8440056
APP PUB NO 20120125761A1
SERIAL NO

13386624

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Provided is a heat integrated distillation apparatus includes: rectifying column including a trayed section or a packed bed section; stripping column including a trayed section or a packed bed section located higher than rectifying column; first pipe for connecting top part of the stripping column with bottom part of the rectifying column; and compressor that compresses vapor from top part of the stripping column to feed the compressed vapor to bottom part of the rectifying column. The heat integrated distillation apparatus further includes: heat exchanger located either at the trayed section or a packed bed section of rectifying column or at the trayed section or a packed bed section of stripping column; second pipe; and third pipe for circulating fluids through the heat exchanger.

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  • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;TOYO ENGINEERING COMPANY;TOYO ENGINEERING CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakaiwa, Masaru Tsukuba, JP 4 28
Tamakoshi, Akihiko Narashino, JP 2 25
Wakabayashi, Toshihiro Narashino, JP 18 79

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