Patent ID: 8013201
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: C10G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for separation of an olefin from a paraffin in a product stream from a dehydrogenation system having a steam turbine driven dehydrogenation reactor product compressor, comprising the steps of: (a) feeding a stream comprised of a mixture of an olefin and a paraffin to a product splitter column having a product splitter column reboiler to produce an overhead stream and a bottoms stream; (b) splitting the bottoms stream into a recycle stream and a return stream and feeding the return stream to the product splitter column reboiler; and (c) feeding the exhaust steam from the steam turbine driven dehydrogenation reactor product compressor to the product splitter column reboiler to provide heat to the product splitter column.