Olefin production utilizing whole crude oil and mild catalytic cracking
US7019187B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G11/20
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for utilizing whole crude oil as a feedstock for the pyrolysis furnace of an olefin production plant wherein the feedstock after preheating is subjected to mild catalytic cracking conditions until substantially vaporized, the vapors from the mild catalytic cracking being subjected to severe cracking in the radiant section of the furnace.
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