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Injection of antifoulants into thermal cracking process streams

US5435904A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1994
Grant dateJul 25, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G9/16
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of injecting a liquid tin-containing antifoulant into a saturated hydrocarbon feed stream for a thermal cracking reactor comprises providing a first open-ended tube, a second open-ended tube which concentrically surrounds the first tube, and a third tube which concentrically surrounds the first and second tubes; passing a liquid antifoulant stream through the first tube, a dispersing gas stream through the second tube, and a hydrocarbon gas stream (preferably containing ethane and steam) through the third tube; injecting the liquid antifoulant through the open end of the first tube and the dispersing gas through the open end of the second tube into the hydrocarbon gas stream; and passing the mixture of dispersed antifoulant, dispersing gas and hydrocarbon gas into a thermal cracking reactor.

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