Patent ID: 11884887
Assignee: ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for recycling gaseous hydrocarbons, the apparatus comprising:
a compressor that accepts a hydrocarbon gas composition from a separator, wherein the separator accepts a crude hydrocarbon input stream and outputs a crude liquid hydrocarbon stream;
a cooling unit that accepts a compressed mixture from the compressor and that forms a cooled composition comprising liquid hydrocarbons; and
a flowline from the cooling unit for flowing the liquid hydrocarbons to the separator;
wherein the compressor comprises an oil-less compressor, and wherein the oil-less compressor comprises a crankcase that is free of oil that contacts material being compressed and is free of oil lubrication that requires regular changings.