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Thermal cracking process using tubes, pipes, and coils made of novel stainless steel matrix

US7156979B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2004
Grant dateJan 2, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/265
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A thermal cracking process using tubes, pipes, and coils made of.An outermost surface covering not less than 55% of stainless steel, said surface having a thickness from 0.1 to 15 microns and being a spinel of the formula MnxCr3-xO4 wherein x is from 0.5 to 2 is not prone to coking and is suitable for hydrocarbyl reactions such as furnace tubes for cracking.

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