Aromatics production process
US9464240B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10G2400/30
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods for producing aromatic products, the methods including separating a crude oil and condensate feed into at least a light naphtha stream, a heavy naphtha stream, and a bottoms stream, reforming at least a portion of the heavy naphtha stream to produce a reformate stream, feeding a cracker feed stream, comprising the light naphtha stream, the bottoms stream, and a reformate extraction raffinate, to an olefins cracker to produce cracker products comprising pyrolysis gasoline, and introducing an extractor feed stream comprising the pyrolysis gasoline and the reformate to an aromatic extraction unit to produce an aromatic product and the reformate extraction raffinate.
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