Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream may be treated to convert acetylene to another hydrocarbon process.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream may be treated to convert acetylene to another hydrocarbon process.
Abstract:
Methods of hydroprocessing hydrocarbon streams are provided that employ substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing conditions. In one aspect, the method includes directing a hydrocarbonaceous feed stock (12) to a first substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing zone (20) wherein an effluent (28) from the first substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing zone (20) is directed to a second substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing zone (34) generally undiluted with other hydrocarbon streams. In another aspect, the method recycles (14) a liquid portion of a liquid hydrocarbonaceous effluent (50) from the second substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing zone (34), which preferably includes an amount of hydrogen dissolved therein, to the hydrocarbonaceous feed stock (12) so that the feed (18) to the first substantially liquid-phase hydroprocessing zone (20) has a relatively larger concentration of dissolved hydrogen relative to the hydrocarbonaceous feed stock (12).
Abstract:
A process is presented for the management of sulfur on a catalyst. The catalyst is a dehydrogenation catalyst, and sulfur accumulates during the dehydrogenation process. Sulfur compounds are stripped from the spent catalyst and the catalyst is cooled before the regeneration process. The process includes controlling the amount of sulfur that needs to be removed from the catalyst before regeneration.
Abstract:
An apparatus and process are disclosed for recovering product from catalytically converted product streams. Gaseous unstabilized naphtha from an overhead receiver from a main fractionation column is compressed in a compressor. Liquid unstabilized naphtha from the overhead receiver and liquid naphtha fraction from the compressor are sent to a naphtha splitter column upstream of a primary absorber. Consequently, less naphtha is circulated in the gas recovery system.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are provided for converting methane in a feed stream to acetylene. A hydrocarbon stream is introduced into a supersonic reactor and pyrolyzed to convert at least a portion of the methane to acetylene. The reactor effluent stream may be treated to convert acetylene to another hydrocarbon process.
Abstract:
A process (10) is provided for improving the cold flow properties of a hydrocarbon stream (14) employing a substantially liquid-phase continuous hydroisomerization zone (12) where the reaction zone has a substantially constant level of dissolved hydrogen throughout without the addition of additional hydrogen external to the reaction zone.