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Apparatus for feed preheating with flue gas cooler

US8007729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2009
Grant dateAug 30, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2208/0053
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Hydrocarbon feed to a catalytic reactor can be heat exchanged with flue gas from a catalyst regenerator. This innovation enables recovery of more energy from flue gas thus resulting in a lower flue gas discharge temperature. As a result, other hot hydrocarbon streams conventionally used to preheat hydrocarbon feed can now be used to generate more high pressure steam.

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