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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Inventors:
Alok Srivastava, Houston, TX (US);
David C. Dutschmann, Humble, TX (US);
Thomas W. Pavia, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 69/06 (2006.01); C10G 45/32 (2006.01); C10G 75/00 (2006.01); C10G 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 69/06 (2013.01); C10G 9/36 (2013.01); C10G 45/32 (2013.01); C10G 75/00 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4075 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention generally relates to processes for separating steam cracker products by fractional distillation, and to systems and apparatus useful in such processes. More specifically, the invention relates to decreasing the amount of fractionator fouling that can result from increasing the amount of hydrocarbon molecules in the steam cracker feed having four or fewer carbon atoms.