Patent ID: 8480908
Filing Date: 2013-07-09
Classification: B01D,C10G

Abstract:
1. A process for treating a hydrocarbon feedstock having a specific gravity differential between components of the feedstock to produce a hydrocarbon product stream, the process comprising: receiving the feedstock at an inlet of a treatment vessel; directing the feedstock received from the inlet to flow along downwardly inclined base of a primary separation container to cause solids in the feedstock to settle to facilitate discharging the settled solids from a first outlet of the treatment vessel; accumulating the feedstock in the primary separation container in the treatment vessel, wherein a low specific gravity portion of the feedstock separates and rises toward an upper surface of the accumulated feedstock; collecting the low specific gravity portion from the accumulated feedstock in the primary separation container; accumulating the collected low specific gravity portion in a secondary separation container in the treatment vessel, wherein hydrocarbon products separate and rise toward an upper surface of the accumulated low specific gravity portion; and collecting the hydrocarbon products from the accumulated low specific gravity portion to produce the hydrocarbon product stream.