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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955496 | Systems and methods for upgrading hydrocarbons Systems and methods for upgrading hydrocarbons are provided. A portion of a hydrocarbon can be vaporized in the presence of gasified hydrocarbons, combustion gas, and solids to provide a vaporized gas. A portion of the hydrocarbon can be cracked in the presence of t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7419585 | Process for upgrading residua A process for upgrading a residua feedstock using a short vapor contact time thermal process unit comprised of a horizontal moving bed of fluidized hot particles. The residua feedstock is preferably atomized so that the Sauter mean diameter of the residua feedstock ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7351751 | Autothermal reformer reactor processes A process for the startup of an ATR which does not contain an ignition means is provided. Also provided is a process to ascertain ATR catalyst activity prior to introduction of sufficient oxidant to form a flammable feed mixture. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7146807 | Exhaust manifold heat shield A heat shield for an internal combustion engine used in a boat, or other application where engine compartment heat is unwanted, has a water cooled body positioned around, but spaced apart from, the exterior surfaces of the exhaust manifold of the engine. The concavi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7112311 | Cooling method of hydrotreating plant and cooling unit therefor A cooling method of a hydrotreating plant having a desulfurization section (1) including a furnace (12) for heating liquid to be processed, reactors (14, 15) for hydrotreating sulfur to generate hydrogen sulfide, a hydrogen sulfide absorber (... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6989091 | Deep conversion combining the demetallization and the conversion of crudes, residues, or heavy oils into light liquids with pure or impure oxygenated compounds A process for the conversion of hydrocarbons that are solid or have a high boiling temperature and may be laden with metals, sulfur or sediments, into liquids (gasolines, gas oil, fuels) with the help of a jet of gas properly superheated between 600 and 800° C. The... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6948306 | Apparatus and method of using supersonic combustion heater for hypersonic materials and propulsion testing A supersonic combustion apparatus and method of using the same including a side wall cavity having an enhanced mixing system with ground-based oxygen injection for hypersonic material and engine testing. ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6652736 | Stripping method for extracting solid fluidized particles and implementing device The invention concerns a stripping method for extracting solid fluidized particles whereby the particles to be stripped are subjected to a first stripping in a first chamber (9), then at least a second stripping in a second chamber (10) wherein are provid... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6632351 | Thermal cracking of crude oil and crude oil fractions containing pitch in an ethylene furnace A crude oil feedstock or crude oil fractions containing pitch feedstock is pyrolyzed in a pyrolysis furnace.... | 10/14/2003 |
| 4929789 | Process for pyrolyzing or thermal cracking a gaseous or vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock using a novel gas-solids contacting device and an oxidation catalyst A process is disclosed for converting a gaseous or vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock to a product comprising ethylene, acetylene or a mixture thereof. The process comprises the steps of advancing a gaseous or vaporized stream comprising a gaseous or vaporiz... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4917787 | Method for on-line decoking of flame cracking reactors This invention relates to a method for on-line decoking of flame-cracking reactors whereby decoking is achieved without interruption of the normal operation of such reactors and without the necessity to change feed equipment and/or disassemble reactor com... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4912282 | Process for operating a plant for the cracking of hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for operation of a plant for the cracking of hydrocarbons. In this process, the hydrocarbons in the cracking furnaces are indirectly heated by the heat incurred in the combustion of a heating medium with an oxygen contai... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4840723 | Hydrocarbons pyrolysis Methane and liquid hydrocarbon feeds boiling above 350° C. are reacted by feeding finely divided droplets into hot gas at not more than 2 MPa containing at least 50% volume methane and not more than 15% volume hydrogen.... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4832822 | Steam cracking of hydrocarbons The steam and thermal cracking of hydrocarbons is facilely carried out by in situ generating a stream of hot combustion gases including steam, advantageously in the configuration of a downstream axially extending, axially symmetrical helical flowstream, b... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4725349 | Process for the selective production of petrochemical products A process for the selective production of petrochemical products by thermal cracking is disclosed. The process includes feeding methanol to a thermal cracking atmosphere of hydrocarbons in such a way that the ratio, as carbon atoms, of methanol and at lea... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4724272 | Method of controlling pyrolysis temperature A method of controlling temperature during a pyrolysis reaction wherein the predominant pyrolysis reactions are endothermic. A fuel and oxidizer are combusted in a combustion zone to produce a hot gas stream at a superatmospheric pressure. The hot gas str... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4655904 | Thermal cracking process for selectively producing olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons from hydrocarbons A process for selectively producing olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons by thermal cracking of hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of: burning hydrocarbons with oxygen in the presence of steam to produce a hot gas of from 1300° to 3000° C. comprising s... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4613426 | Thermal cracking process for producing petrochemical products from hydrocarbons A thermal cracking process for producing petrochemical products from hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of: burning hydrocarbons with oxygen in the presence of steam to produce a hot gas of from 1300° to 3000° C. comprising steam; feeding a mixture ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4599479 | Thermal cracking process for producing olefins from hydrocarbons A thermal cracking process for producing olefins from hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of burning hydrocarbons with less than the theoretical amount of oxygen in the presence of steam to give a hot gas of from 1400° to 300° C. comprising steam and... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4599478 | Thermal cracking method for producing olefines from hydrocarbons In methods of manufacturing olefines by thermally cracking hydrocarbons, there is disclosed a thermal cracking method for producing olefines from hydrocarbons, characterized in that hydrocarbon in burnt with oxygen in the presence of steam to generate a h... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4587011 | Thermal cracking process for selectively producing petrochemical products from hydrocarbons A thermal cracking process for selectively producing petrochemical products from hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of: burning hydrocarbons with oxygen in the presence of steam to produce a hot gas of from 1300° to 3000° C. comprising steam; feedin... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4527003 | Thermal cracking process for producing olefins from hydrocarbons A thermal cracking process for producing olefins from hydrocarbons which comprises the steps of burning hydrocarbons with less than the theoretical amount of oxygen in the presence of steam to give a hot gas of from 1400° to 300° C. comprising steam and... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4527002 | Thermal cracking method for producing olefines from hydrocarbons In methods of manufacturing olefines by thermally cracking hydrocarbons, there is disclosed a thermal cracking method for producing olefines from hydrocarbons, characterized in that hydrocarbon is burnt with oxygen in the presence of steam to generate a h... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4511459 | Simultaneous coking of residual oil and partial gasification and desulfurization of coal Coking of residual oil and devolatization/partial gasification and desulfurization of solid particulate fuel are carried out in a single reactor. The particulate fuel is burned in a combustion zone in the bottom of the reactor. A bed of particulate fuel i... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4271008 | Production of ethylene The invention relates to a process for making ethylene by subjecting a gas mixture containing hydrocarbons, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and steam to a hydropyrolysis reaction. More particularly, the gas mixture is heated to temperatures high... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4264435 | Crude oil cracking using partial combustion gases Cracking of crude oil or crude oil residues is accomplished in an adiabatic reactor which follows a partial combustion zone with the injection of superheated or shift steam into the combustion gases. Advantages are that the carbon monoxide produced by partial ... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4256565 | Method of producing olefins from hydrocarbons A method of producing high yields of olefins from hydrocarbon feedstocks which is particularly applicable to heavy hydrocarbons. In accordance with the present method, a stream of gaseous oxygen is introduced into a first reaction zone and a cocurrent flo... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4166830 | Diacritic cracking of hydrocarbon feeds for selective production of ethylene and synthesis gas A continuous process for the selective production of ethylene by the diacritic cracking of heavy hydrocarbon feeds such as residual oils, heavy vacuum gas oils, atmospheric gas oils, crude oils and coal-derived liquids. The diacritic cracking takes place ... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4142963 | Penetration enhanced fluid mixing method for thermal hydrocarbon cracking Thermal cracking of hydrocarbons by the introduction of liquid feedstock into a stream of hot gaseous combustion products, the method comprising introducing and mixing said liquid as at least one stream in said hot gaseous combustion product stream while ... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4136015 | Process for the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons In a process for the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons by the introduction of liquid petroleum feedstock in atomized form into a stream of hot combustion products formed by the combustion of fuel and oxidant in successive burner and mixing zone, constricti... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4134824 | Integrated process for the partial oxidation-thermal cracking of crude oil feedstocks An integrated partial oxidation-thermal cracking process is disclosed for the more complete utilization of all chemical values in crude oil feedstocks employed in the concurrent production of synthesis gas and an olefin-rich stream comprising the steps of... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4051193 | Process for producing ethylene from ethane Process and apparatus are provided for producing ethylene by the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane wherein ethane is introduced to a cylindrical jet reactor wherein the ethane is reacted at elevated temperatures with a gas mixture containing oxygen and ... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4049395 | Method for treating raw material with a treating gas A method for treating raw material comprises mixing fuel and air in a mixing chamber to produce a combustible mixture, ejecting the combustible mixture into a combustion chamber and burning it therein to evolve hot products of combustion which are fed dir... | 09/20/1977 |
