Patent ID: 7077997
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: B01J,C10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for the stripping of entrained and/or adsorbed hydrocarbons from particulate material, said apparatus comprising: a stripping vessel defined by at least a vessel wall; a pipe extending through said stripping vessel, said pipe having an outer wall; at least one port defined by the stripping vessel for receiving particles that contain entrained or adsorbed hydrocarbons into the stripping vessel; at least one fluid inlet for passing a stripping fluid into the stripping vessel to strip hydrocarbons from the particulate material; at least one particle outlet for recovering stripped particles from the stripping vessel; a plurality of stripping baffles being spaced apart vertically over at least a portion of the stripping vessel; and a cantilevered support structure comprising an outer band connected to an inner band by an elongated spoke, one of said outer band and said inner band being fastened to one of said vessel wall and said outer wall, respectively, and the other of said outer band and said inner band being spaced apart from said vessel wall and said outer wall, respectively, said support structure supporting one of said stripping baffles.