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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2022
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Mark A. Nierode, Kingwood, TX (US);
Rodney S. Smith, Edinburgh, GB;
Michael A. Radzicki, Houston, TX (US);
Donald J. Norris, London, CA;
Kapil Kandel, Humble, TX (US);
Tania M. Almazan, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
Processes for upgrading a hydrocarbon for a predetermined period of time. The process can include determining an amount of one or more contaminant-containing compositions that will be present in a pyrolysis effluent based, at least in part, on a composition of a hydrocarbon feed to be steam cracked, a temperature the hydrocarbon feed will be heated at during steam cracking, a residence time the hydrocarbon feed will be heated at the temperature during steam cracking, or a combination thereof. In some examples, the process can also include taking one or more steps to allow the hydrocarbon feed to be steam cracked for at least as long as a predetermined period of time, controlling process conditions within one or more separation stages to favor certain product compositions, introducing a predetermined amount of one or more agents into various locations of the process, or any combination thereof.