Patent ID: 8685236
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: C02F,C10J,C10K

Abstract:
1. A sour water treating system comprising: a condensate stripper configured to produce liquid raw sour water and sour gas; a sour gas line coupled to said condensate stripper and configured to channel the sour gas from said condensate stripper; a condensate stripper cooler coupled in flow communication with said condensate stripper, said condensate stripper cooler configured to receive the raw sour water from said condensate stripper; an outlet line configured to channel the raw sour water from said condensate stripper cooler; and a treatment unit coupled in flow communication between said condensate stripper cooler and said outlet line, said treatment unit configured to substantially remove contaminates from the raw sour water via a chemical reaction before the sour water and at least one by-product are discharged to at least one of a recycled solids tank, a grinding mill, a syngas scrubber, and a vent treatment unit.