Methane ethane crackers
US11267768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00159
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for producing olefins by cracking paraffins in the presence of methane. In the conventional steam cracking processes for olefin production, steam is used as a diluent in the feed mixture to the thermal cracker. In the processes provided herein, methane replaces steam as a diluent in the feed mixture to the thermal cracker. Replacing steam with methane as a diluent has a potential for cost savings in the construction and operation of a thermal cracking plant for olefin production. In addition, it leads to a much simpler cracking process compared to the conventional steam cracking technology as in the state of the art.
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