Ecolab USA Inc.

Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Fabrice Cuoq

Jerome Vachon

Anthoni Van Zijl

Steven Leen

Theodore C Arnst

Russell P Watson

Carlo Geijselaers

Ian Robson

Theodore Arnst

Andrew R Neilson

Javier Florencio

Roy Van Lier

Bhaskar R Aluri

Sasja Helsen

Russell Watson

Bhaskar Aluri

Methods to increase the efficiency and throughput of hydrocarbon stream cracking by inhibiting the formation of, or resolving an emulsion, in an ethylene production quench water system. The method includes contacting a non-alkoxylated branched or linear polyethylenimine (PEI) with a quench water composition from the quench water system under conditions suitable to prevent the formation of an emulsion or to resolve the quench water composition into two immiscible phases.

Polyethylenimine as a new emulsion breaker for quench water systems

A method for treating an emulsion emanating from a quenching process in production of ethylene that includes online monitoring of zeta potential of the hydrocarbon/water emulsion in a quench water tower and/or a quench water loop. In response to the online monitoring of zeta potential, the method changes the amount of demulsifier being added to the hydrocarbon/water emulsion such that the amount of demulsifier is effective in breaking the emulsion.

Online zeta-potential measurements for optimization of emulsion breaker dosage in ethylene plants

Disclosed herein are methods for reducing fouling caused by process water present within a water recycling loop of a pyrolysis plant. Fouling is caused by phase separation and accumulation of materials from the process water on equipment surfaces. The method includes applying a total of about 5 ppm to 500 ppm total of a first polymerization inhibitor and second polymerization inhibitor to the process water to form a treated process water, wherein the first polymerization inhibitor has a pygas-water partition coefficient of about 0.0001 to 9 and the second polymerization inhibitor has a pygas-water partition coefficient of about 1000 to 50,000.

Method to inhibit polymerization in a process water

Disclosed herein are methods for reducing fouling caused by process water present within a water recycling loop of a pyrolysis plant. The process water includes water, a pygas, and in some cases pygas byproducts. Fouling is caused by phase separation and accumulation of materials from the process water on equipment surfaces. The method includes applying a total of about 5 ppm to 500 ppm of one or more antifouling polymers to the process water to form a treated process water. The one or more antifouling polymers are selected from the group consisting of copolymers of unsaturated fatty acids, primary diamines, and acrylic acid; copolymers of methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride with acrylic acid and/or acrylamide; copolymers of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol; and blends of two or more thereof.

Method to disperse byproducts formed in dilution steam systems

A method of removing material that fouls processing equipment that includes applying a composition comprising N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) to fouling material deposited on the processing equipment to solubilize and remove the fouling material from the processing equipment.

N,N-dimethylacetamide as wash-oil for dilution steam systems

Disclosed herein are methods for resolving emulsions formed from oils present in quench waters of ethylene manufacturing operations. The methods include adding a cationic oligomer to the base of a water quench tower having an emulsion formed therein, and collecting a water phase therefrom. The water phase can be applied to a water recycling loop within the manufacturing facility.

Method to resolve emulsions formed during ethylene manufacture

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Fabrice Cuoq