Patent ID: 6010674
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: B01D,C10L,F23G,F23K

Abstract:
A method of controlling contaminants, at least some of which are organic, that are released from a regenerator during the process of liquid dehydration of natural gas where the contaminants are in the form of a vaporized mixture, which method comprises:(a) conducting said vaporized mixture from said regenerator to a heater;(b) heating said vaporized mixture in said heater;(c) conducting said vaporized mixture from said heater to a liquid collection chamber;(d) allowing suspended liquid particles to be separated out of said vaporized mixture in said liquid collection chamber, the liquid particles that are separated being collected in a blow case positioned under and in communication with the liquid collection chamber;(e) drawing said vaporized mixture from said liquid collection chamber with an aspirator positioned within an upper portion of said liquid collection chamber using fuel gas for aspiration, whereby the said fuel gas and said vaporized mixture are mixed to increase the combustibility of the vaporized mixture;(f) mixing atmospheric air with said vaporized mixture using an inspirator positioned above and in communication with said aspirator; and(g) combusting said vaporized mixture in order to incinerate said organic contaminants, steps (d), (e), (f), and (g) being carried out in a vertically oriented sequence.