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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Exxonmobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Eric B. Sirota, Flemington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Baytown, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 47/32 (2006.01); C10G 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 9/36 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1044 (2013.01); C10G 2300/20 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4056 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4081 (2013.01); C10G 2400/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock. The process having the steps of (a) continuously passing the feedstock through a vapor-liquid separator in which the feedstock is separated into a volatile stream and a non-volatile stream; (b) continuously passing the non-volatile stream to a cracker; and (c) continuously recycling a portion of the volatile stream to the feedstock. There is also an apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock.