Thermal cracking method for producing olefins from hydrocarbons
US4520224A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P30/40
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A thermal cracking method for producing olefins from hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of mixing said hydrocarbons with a mixed gas of methane and hydrogen in a methane/hydrogen mol ratio of 0.2 or more; prior to reaction carrying out a thermal cracking reaction under conditions such that the total concentration of methane and hydrogen is at least 40 mol % or more at the outlet of a reactor, the partial pressure of said hydrogen is 3 bars or more, the temperature at the outlet of the reactor is from 800.degree. to 1200.degree. C., and the residence time in the reactor is from 5 to 300 milliseconds; and quenching the reaction product discharged through the outlet of the reactor.
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