Patent ID: 6110325
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B01D,B01J,C01B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a vaporizer for vaporizing a liquid feed to a vaporized feed, the vaporizer comprising a vaporizer tank, having a lower portion and an upper portion, for containing the liquid feed in the lower portion and a heating means for heating the liquid feed to thereby produce vaporized feed in the upper portion;a first outlet line in communication with the upper portion of the vaporizer tank;a first valve associated with the first outlet line and having an open position and a closed position;a steam active reformer feed conversion unit for receiving vaporized feed from the first valve in its open position, the feed conversion unit converting the vaporized feed to a desired product;a second outlet line in communication with the upper portion of the vaporizer tank;a second valve associated with the second outlet line and having an open position and a closed position;a condenser comprising a cooling means and a condenser tank having a lower portion and an upper portion, the upper portion of the condenser tank receiving vaporized feed from the open second valve and condensed, liquid feed being collected in the lower portion of the condenser tank;an inlet line for receiving from the lower portion of the condenser tank condensed, liquid feed which flows through the inlet line and into the vaporizer tank; anda third valve, having an open position and a closed position, associated with the inlet line which opens to the open position from a normally closed position when a predetermined level of condensed, liquid feed is reached in the lower portion of the condenser tank.