Methods for making light olefins from different feed streams

    公开(公告)号:US11479521B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16491318

    申请日:2018-03-09

    发明人: Matthew T. Pretz

    摘要: According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, chemical streams may be processed by a method which may comprise operating a first chemical process, stopping the first chemical process and removing the first catalyst from the reactor, and operating a second chemical process. The reaction of the first chemical process may be a dehydrogenation reaction, a cracking reaction, a dehydration reaction, or a methanol-to-olefin reaction. The reaction of the second chemical process may be a dehydrogenation reaction, a cracking reaction, a dehydration reaction, or a methanol-to-olefin reaction. The first reaction and the second reaction may be different types of reactions.

    Fluid catalytic cracking of petroleum oil with reduced emissions

    公开(公告)号:US11473020B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-18

    申请号:US17143526

    申请日:2021-01-07

    摘要: A method for fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of petroleum oil feedstock includes reacting the petroleum oil feedstock with a catalyst mixture in a reaction zone of an FCC unit to obtain a product stream including desulfurized hydrocarbon product, unreacted petroleum oil feedstock, and spent catalyst. During the reacting a process control system develops a process model based on data collected during the reacting, the process model characterizing a relationship among the feed rate of the base cracking catalyst, the feed rate of the FCC additive, the operating conditions, the composition of the product stream, and emissions from the reaction; and one or more of (i) a target feed rate of the base cracking catalyst, (ii) a target feed rate of the FCC additive, and (iii) one or more target operating conditions of the reaction in the reaction zone to reduce the emissions from the FCC unit and to increase a yield of the desulfurized hydrocarbon product in the product stream are determined.

    METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF FOR IMPROVING SELECTIVITY OF OXYGENATE CONVERSION TO LOW-CARBON OLEFIN

    公开(公告)号:US20220289643A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17775519

    申请日:2020-11-09

    摘要: Provided is a method for improving the selectivity of conversion of an oxygenate to low-carbon olefins. A regenerated catalyst from a regenerator enters a pre-hydrocarbon-pooling device where it comes into contact with an activation medium to undergo a pre-hydrocarbon-pooling reaction, forming “hydrocarbon pool” active species. The pre-hydrocarbon-pooled regenerated catalyst leaving the pre-hydrocarbon-pooling device enters a conversion reactor for recycling. By providing the pre-hydrocarbon-pooling device, and performing “pre-hydrocarbon-pooling” treatment on the regenerated catalyst, the regenerated catalyst is enabled to form “hydrocarbon pool” active species and carbon deposition before entering the conversion reactor. This improves the distribution of “hydrocarbon pool” active species and carbon deposition of the catalyst in the conversion reactor, thereby shortening or eliminating the “induction period” of the conversion reaction, and improving the catalytic activity and selectivity of the regenerated catalyst for a conversion of an oxygenate to low-carbon olefins.

    Fluidized bed reactors for post-processing powdered carbon

    公开(公告)号:US11433369B1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-06

    申请号:US17739397

    申请日:2022-05-09

    申请人: Lyten, Inc.

    摘要: A system for post-processing carbon powders includes a fluidized-bed reactor having an interior containing a fluidized-bed region. The system may include a gas feed source, a gas inlet value, a gas-solid separator, and an energy source coupled to the fluidized-bed reactor. Carbon nano-particulates may be loaded, in powder form, into the fluidized-bed region prior to operation. The gas feed source may output a gas-phase mixture into the interior of the fluidized-bed reactor, and the energy source may electromagnetically excite the gas-phase mixture and generate a plasma-phase mixture formed in a plasma region positioned adjacent to or within the interior of the fluidized-bed reactor. The energy source may be positioned at one or more positions relative to the gas inlet valve.