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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2022
Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
James L. Kendall, Humble, TX (US);
John R. Delaney, Houston, TX (US);
Mark A. Nierode, Kingwood, TX (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Abstract
Processes and systems for steam cracking hydrocarbons. Liquid water can be combined with a preheated hydrocarbon feed to produce a mixture, which can be heated to produce a heated mixture. At least a portion of the heated mixture can be steam cracked to produce an effluent. A process gas, a steam cracker naphtha, a condensed process water, and one or more heavy steam cracker products can be separated from the effluent. The condensed process water can include entrained hydrocarbons and at least a portion of the entrained hydrocarbons can be separated therefrom to produce a purified process water. At least a portion of the purified process water can be heated to produce dilution steam. The liquid water combined with the preheated hydrocarbon feed can include a portion of the condensed process water, a portion of the purified process water, condensed dilution steam, or a mixture thereof.