US 11,859,141 B2
Integrated desolidification for solid-containing residues
Cassandra Schoessow, Pearland, TX (US); Douglas Piotter, Katy, TX (US); and Anand Subramanian, Sugar Land, TX (US)
Assigned to KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/082,374.
Application 18/082,374 is a division of application No. 16/909,700, filed on Jun. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,549,073.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/865,335, filed on Jun. 24, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0121512 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. C10G 67/04 (2006.01); C10G 67/14 (2006.01); C10G 49/22 (2006.01); B01D 3/14 (2006.01); B01D 3/10 (2006.01); B01D 11/04 (2006.01); C10G 49/10 (2006.01)
CPC C10G 67/04 (2013.01) [B01D 3/10 (2013.01); B01D 3/143 (2013.01); B01D 11/0492 (2013.01); C10G 49/10 (2013.01); C10G 49/22 (2013.01); C10G 67/14 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1077 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01); C10G 2300/302 (2013.01); C10G 2300/308 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a mix drum comprising a desolidification feed stream and a mix drum effluent stream;
a solid separation drum configured to receive the mix drum effluent stream of the mix drum and comprising a solid separation drum effluent liquid stream;
a level controller configured to regulate a removal rate of solids from the solid separation drum to maintain a solid-liquid interface level in the separation drum; and
a vacuum feed drum configured to receive the solid separation drum effluent liquid stream from the solid separation drum, the vacuum feed drum comprising a vacuum feed drum effluent stream directed to a vacuum tower,
wherein, the vacuum tower comprises a vacuum tower effluent stream, and wherein the desolidification feed stream comprises the vacuum tower effluent stream.