Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

Schaerlaeckens, Egidius Jacoba Maria

Velasco Pelaez, Raul

Ward, Andrew Mark

Willigenburg Van, Joris

Ravichander Narayanaswamy

Arno Johannes Maria Oprins

Andrew Mark Ward

Vijayanand Rajagopalan

Krishna Kumar Ramamurthy

Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens

Raul Velasco Pelaez

Alexander Stanislaus

Joris Van Willigenburg

Santosh Ganji

Nicolas Goyheneix

P S Sreenivasan

Girish Koripelly

Venkata Ramanarayanan Ganapathy Bhotla

Lara Galan-Sanchez

Abrar A Hakeem

Raúl Velasco Pelaez

Sivadinarayana Chinta

Atul Pant

Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans

Hatem Belfadhel

Christoph Dittrich

Krishnan Sankaranarayanan

Mohammad Javeed

Ashim Kumar Ghosh

William Jay Turner

Lakshmikant Suryakant Powale

Robert Schucker

Sreenivasan Perinkulam Subramanian

Miasser Al-ghamdi

Navin Asthana

Ps Sreenivasan

Joris Willigenburg Van

Systems and methods for processing plastic derived pyrolysis oil are disclosed. A plastic derived pyrolysis oil and/or plastic are processed in a catalytic cracking unit and/or a thermal cracking unit under reaction conditions sufficient to produce a gaseous stream comprising propylene and a liquid stream. The liquid stream is further processed to produce additional propylene.

Method of processing waste plastic and pyrolysis oil from waste plastic

A process for producing syngas and olefins including the steps of feeding a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) reactant mixture (oxygen, first hydrocarbons, steam) to a CPO reactor (CPO catalyst); wherein the CPO reactant mixture reacts, via CPO reaction, in CPO reactor to produce a CPO reactor effluent (H, CO, CO, water, unreacted first hydrocarbons). The process further includes feeding a cracking unit feed (second hydrocarbons) to a cracking unit to produce a cracking unit product (olefins), a hydrogen-rich stream (hydrogen, CH), and a hydrocarbon recovery stream (Chydrocarbons); wherein the first and the second hydrocarbons are the same or different; recovering a hydrogen-enriched stream (hydrogen) and a hydrocarbon-enriched stream (CH) from the hydrogen-rich stream; and contacting the CPO reactor effluent with the hydrogen-enriched stream to yield hydrogen-enriched syngas, and wherein the M ratio ((H—CO)/(CO+CO)) of the hydrogen-enriched syngas is greater than the M ratio of the CPO reactor effluent.

Methanol production process from syngas produced by catalytic partial oxidation integrated with cracking

A process for producing methanol includes the following steps (a) reacting, via a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) reaction, a CPO reactant mixture (hydrocarbon, oxygen, and optionally steam) in a CPO reactor to produce syngas including H, CO, CO, HO, and unreacted hydrocarbons; and wherein the CPO reactor includes a CPO catalyst; (b) introducing the syngas to a methanol reactor to produce a methanol reactor effluent stream (methanol, water, hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrocarbons); and (c) separating the methanol reactor effluent stream into a crude methanol stream, a hydrogen stream, a COstream, and a purge gas stream. The crude methanol stream comprises includes methanol and water; wherein the purge gas stream includes carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons; and the CO2 stream includes at least a portion of the CO2 of the methanol reactor effluent stream; and (d) recycling at least a portion of the CO2 stream to the CPO reactor.

Methanol production process with higher carbon utilization by COrecycle

A process for producing syngas and olefins includes the steps of feeding a catalytic partial oxidation (CPO) reactant mixture having oxygen, first hydrocarbons, and optionally steam to a CPO reaction zone having a CPO catalyst such that at least a portion of the CPO reactant mixture reacts, via an exothermic CPO reaction, to produce syngas having hydrogen (H), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO), water, and unreacted first hydrocarbons. The syngas is characterized by a molar ratio M defined as (H−CO)/(CO+CO). The method further includes feeding a cracking zone feed having second hydrocarbons to a cracking zone such that at least a portion of the second hydrocarbons undergoes an endothermic cracking reaction to produce a cracking zone product stream having olefins, hydrogen, and unreacted second hydrocarbons; and cooling the CPO reaction zone by heating the cracking zone while cooling the CPO reaction zone via heat transfer between the CPO reaction zone and the cracking zone.

Integrated indirect heat transfer process for the production of syngas and olefins by catalytic partial oxidation and cracking

Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes thermal hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residues, in a thermal hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Conversion of heavy ends of crude oil or whole crude oil to high value chemicals using a combination of thermal hydroprocessing, hydrotreating with steam crackers under high severity conditions to maximize ethylene, propylene, butenes and benzene

Systems and methods for producing olefins and/or aromatics are disclosed. Methods disclosed includes aqua-processing hydro-processing of crude oils and/or heavy oils and/or residue, in an aqua-processing hydro-processing unit, to produce intermediate products, which can then be used to make valuable chemicals such as olefins and aromatics.

Methods and systems for upgrading crude oils, heavy oils, and residues

A process for producing benzene and xylenes comprising introducing hydrocarbon liquid stream to hydroprocessor to yield first gas stream and hydrocarbon product (C+); optionally introducing hydrocarbon product to first aromatics separating unit to produce saturated hydrocarbons (C+) and first aromatics stream (C+); feeding hydrocarbon product and/or saturated hydrocarbons to reformer to produce reformer product, second gas stream, and hydrogen stream; introducing reformer product to second aromatics separating unit to produce a non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream comprising C+ aromatics; recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reformer; introducing first aromatics stream and/or second aromatics stream to third aromatics separating unit to produce first Caromatics (benzene), Caromatics (toluene), Caromatics (xylenes&ethylbenzene), Caromatics, Caromatics, and C+ aromatics; introducing Caromatics, Caromatics, Caromatics, or combinations thereof to disproportionation and transalkylation unit to yield third aromatics stream (benzene and xylenes); and conveying C+ aromatics to hydroprocessor.

Conversion of waste plastic through pyrolysis to high value products like benzene and xylenes

A process for producing olefins and aromatics comprising converting plastics to a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase in a pyrolysis unit; separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream comprising the gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid stream comprising the liquid phase; feeding the hydrocarbon gas stream to a gas steam cracker to produce a gas steam cracker product comprising olefins, wherein an olefins amount in the gas steam cracker product is greater than in the hydrocarbon gas stream; separating the hydrocarbon liquid stream into a first fraction (b.p.&#x3c;300&#xb0; C.) and a second fraction (b.p&#x3e;300&#xb0; C.); feeding the first fraction to a liquid steam cracker to produce a liquid steam cracker product comprising olefins and aromatics, wherein an olefins amount in the liquid steam cracker product is greater than in the first fraction; and recycling the second fraction to the pyrolysis unit.

Maximizing high-value chemicals from mixed plastic using different steam-cracker configurations

The present invention relates to a process for converting a high-boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products, said lighter boiling hydrocarbon products being suitable as a feedstock for petrochemicals processes, said converting process comprising the following steps of: feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock having a boiling point of &#x3e;350 deg Celsius to a cascade of hydrocracking unit(s), feeding the bottom stream of a hydrocracking unit as a feedstock for a subsequent hydrocracking unit, wherein the process conditions in each hydrocracking unit(s) are different from each other, in which the hydrocracking conditions from the first to the subsequent hydrocracking unit(s) increase from least severe to most severe, and processing the lighter boiling hydrocarbon products from each hydrocracking unit(s) as a feedstock for one or more petrochemicals processes.

Method for converting a high-boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products

A process for hydrodealkylating a hydrocarbon stream comprising (a) contacting the hydrocarbon stream with a hydroprocessing catalyst in a hydroprocessing reactor in the presence of hydrogen to yield a hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon stream contains C+ aromatic hydrocarbons; and (b) recovering a treated hydrocarbon stream from the hydrocarbon product, wherein the treated hydrocarbon stream comprises C+ aromatic hydrocarbons, wherein an amount of C+ aromatic hydrocarbons in the treated hydrocarbon stream is less than an amount of C+ aromatic hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon stream due to hydrodealkylating of at least a portion of C+ aromatic hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon stream during the step (a) of contacting.

Process which does simultaneous dehydrochlorination and hydrocracking of pyrolysis oils from mixed plastic pyrolysis while achieving selective hydrodealkylation of C9+ aromatics

A process for producing cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; feeding hydrocarbon product to reforming unit to produce reforming product, second gas stream, and hydrogen; separating reforming product into non-aromatics recycle stream and second aromatics stream (C+ aromatics); recycling non-aromatics recycle stream to reforming unit; separating second aromatics stream into benzene, C, C, C, C, and C+ aromatics; contacting C, C, and/or Caromatics with a disproportionation&transalkylation catalyst/H2 to yield benzene&xylenes; conveying C+ aromatics to hydroprocessor; introducing pyrolysis gas, first and/or second gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C&Cunsaturated stream, and saturated gas (Hand Csaturated hydrocarbons); introducing first C&Cunsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; and feeding benzene, and first and/or second propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene.

Conversion of waste plastic to propylene and cumene

A process for producing propylene and cumene comprising converting plastics to hydrocarbon liquid and pyrolysis gas in pyrolyzer; feeding hydrocarbon liquid to hydroprocessor to yield hydrocarbon product and first gas stream; introducing hydrocarbon product to second separator to produce first Caromatics and refined product; feeding refined product to steam cracker to produce steam cracker product; introducing steam cracker product to third separator to produce second Caromatics, third propylene stream, second C&Cunsaturated stream, Csaturated gas, and balance hydrocarbons product; introducing pyrolysis gas and/or first gas stream to first separator to produce first propylene stream, first C&Cunsaturated stream, and saturated gas stream; feeding first and/or second C&Cunsaturated stream to metathesis reactor to produce second propylene stream; feeding first and/or second Caromatics, and first, second, and/or third propylene stream to alkylation unit to produce cumene; and conveying balance hydrocarbons product to pyrolyzer and/or hydroprocessor.

A process for dechlorination of a hydrocarbon stream and/or a hydrocarbon stream precursor comprising introducing the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, a first zeolitic catalyst, and a stripping gas to a devolatilization extruder (DE) to produce an extruder effluent, wherein the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of equal to or greater than about 10 ppm chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor, and wherein the extruder effluent comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than the chloride amount in the hydrocarbon stream and/or hydrocarbon stream precursor.

Dechlorination of mixed plastics pyrolysis oils using devolatilization extrusion and chloride scavengers

The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins. The hydrocarbon feed subjected to aromatic ring opening comprises kerosene and/or gasoil produced by crude oil distillation in the process; and refinery unit-derived middle-distillate produced in the process. The process and the process installation of the present invention have an increased production of petrochemicals at the expense of the production of fuels and an improved propylene yield.

Process and installation for the conversion of crude oil to petrochemicals having an improved propylene yield

A process for processing mixed plastics comprising simultaneous pyrolysis and dechlorination of the mixed plastics, the process comprising contacting the mixed plastics with a zeolitic catalyst in a pyrolysis unit to produce a hydrocarbon product comprising a gas phase and a liquid phase; and separating the hydrocarbon product into a hydrocarbon gas stream and a hydrocarbon liquid stream, wherein the hydrocarbon gas stream comprises at least a portion of the gas phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises at least a portion of the liquid phase of the hydrocarbon product, wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream comprises one or more chloride compounds in an amount of less than about 100 ppmw chloride, based on the total weight of the hydrocarbon liquid stream, and wherein the hydrocarbon liquid stream is characterized by a viscosity of less than about 400 cP at a temperature of 300&#xb0; C.

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Bengaluru, India

Ravichander Narayanaswamy