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WO/2008/055152A1
A reactor for conducting a process using supercritical water to upgrade a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock into an upgraded hydrocarbon product or syncrude with highly desirable properties (low sulfur content, low metals content, lower densit...  
WO/2008/055056A1
Fouling of hot furnace surfaces in selected refinery processes can be stopped or at least mitigated using an antifouling agent. The antifouling agent is a mixture of magnesium and aluminum overbases. The antifouling agent is admixed with...  
WO/2008/051334A2
A method processing a liquid crude and/or natural gas condensate feed comprising subjecting the feed to a vaporization step to form a vaporous product and a liquid product, subjecting the vaporous product to severe thermal cracking, and ...  
WO/2008/049887A1
The present invention relates to additives for the stabilization of fuel oil, compositions containing them and use processes thereof, in particular in the stabilization of fuel oil exiting Visbreaking (VSB) plants.  
WO/2008/048448A2
A method of producing hydrocarbon fluids with improved hydrocarbon compound properties from a subsurface organic-rich rock formation, such as an oil shale formation, is provided. The method may include the step of heating the organic- ri...  
WO/2008/042083A2
In the process of employing a liquid whole crude oil and/or natural gas condensate in a thermal cracking process that uses a vaporization/mild cracking unit upstream of a thermal cracking furnace, a martensitic steel is employed in the c...  
WO/2008/038490A1
A method comprising, in the operation of a thermal cracking apparatus including a heating furnace, two or more lines each having two reaction vessels and a distillation column, repeating in each of the lines the cycle of charging a petro...  
WO/2008/038731A1
The dispersion of superheated steam inside a reaction vessel is improved to a preferred state to thereby attain not only inhibition of coke adhesion and prevention of blockage in the reaction vessel and reaction vessel exit cracked gas p...  
WO/2008/039906A2
Processing schemes and arrangements are provided for the processing a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock (212) via hydrocarbon cracking processing with selected hydrocarbon fractions being obtained via absorption-based product recovery.  
WO/2008/033193A1
A quench exchanger and quench exchanger tube with increased heat transfer area on the process side of the tube are provided. The exchanger provides increased heat transfer efficiency relative to a fixed tube length and at the same time e...  
WO/2008/024199A2
A method for rendering a high Reid Vapor Pressure natural gasoline feed suitable for addition to the gasoline pool by using steam stripping conditions that provide an overhead fraction that is suitable for thermal cracking, and a bottoms...  
WO/2008/021774A1
An addition apparatus, a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) system having an addition apparatus, and a method for adding material to an FCC unit are provided. In one embodiment, an addition system for an FCC unit includes a container, a firs...  
WO/2008/012485A1
A process of delayed coking with modified feedstock is described maximising the volume of diesel oil and minimising the volume of coke produced by means of feedstock which comprises, in a first embodiment of the invention: the bottom pro...  
WO/2008/012484A1
A process is described of delayed coking optimised for greater yield of diesel oil from coke by means of modifications to the feedstock in a Delayed Coking Unit. According to the present invention in a first embodiment of the invention t...  
WO/2008/004574A1
A metal tube for thermal cracking reaction that simultaneously excels in heat exchange performance and thermal cracking reaction performance, being suitable for use in a process for thermal cracking of hydrocarbons. The tube is a metal t...  
WO/2007/146439A2
A fired heater unit is disclosed having at least one radiant heating section with each of the at least one radiant heating section having a heating element located therein. The unit includes a convection section operatively connected to ...  
WO/2007/133338A1
The invention relates to a method for processing asphaltene-containing feed to a pyrolysis furnace by raising the final boiling point of the feed/steam mixture to the pyrolysis furnace to ensure fouling occurs lower in the convection sec...  
WO2006124793B1
A catalytically activated vacuum distillation system, several novel component parts of said system, a process for producing carbon based products and novel carbon black that is produced from such a system and process.  
WO/2007/127013A2
Catalyst systems and methods of forming the catalyst systems are described herein. The methods generally include contacting a support material with an activator to form a support composition, contacting a component with at least a portio...  
WO/2007/117920A2
A process for making lower olefins from a heavy hydrocarbon feed by use of a combination of thermal cracking and vapor-liquid separation, and, then, pyrolytically cracking the light fraction of the thermally-cracked heavy hydrocarbon fee...  
WO/2007/117919A2
A process for making lower olefins from a heavy hydrocarbon feed by use of a combination of two vapor-liquid separation devices, and, then, pyrolytically cracking the light fraction of the heavy hydrocarbon feed to thereby produce a lowe...  
WO/2007/113178A1
Process for the preparation of propylene and ethylene, comprising subjecting a gaseous mixture of a dilution gas and a paraffinic feedstock boiling in the gas oil range and having an iso paraffin to normal paraffin ratio of between 2 and...  
WO/2007/104952A2
The invention relates to piping for use as a pyrolysis tube in a cracking furnace. The tube is formed such that it has at least one section whose centreline curves in three dimensions, to induce swirl flow in the tube. Preferably, the tu...  
WO/2007/106291A2
A method for utilizing natural gas condensate as a feedstock for an olefin production plant wherein the feedstock is subjected to vaporization and separation conditions that remove light hydrocarbons from the condensate for thermal crack...  
WO/2007/087017A2
The invention relates to the use of steam cracked tar with the bottoms product of a flash drum integrated with a pyrolysis furnace. In embodiments, the steam cracked tar is added to fuel oil.  
WO/2007/083076A1
The present invention relates to a quench tube, having a length ( L) , a diameter (D) and at least one guenchant inlet per tube which inlet passes guenchant into the tube from the side of said tube, and wherein, D is between 0.04 and 0.1...  
WO/2007/074127A1
Process to make a sulphur containing hydrocarbon product from crude natural gas by performing the following steps: (a) separating a sulphur containing liquid field condensate fraction from the natural gas, (b) further separating a sulphu...  
WO/2007/065327A1
This invention relates to a method for processing oil sand bitumen including solvent deasphalting and visbreaking oil sand bitumen to yield de-oiled asphalt (DOA) and components capable of being transmitted in pipeline. The method for pr...  
WO/2007/064288A1
A metallic tube for heating a medium or subject outside thereof or inside it by transfer of heat energy through walls of the tube, in which heat is absorbed or emitted at least to a substantial degree by radiation on one or both of the i...  
WO/2007/061560A2
An integrated method that comprises a hydrocarbon thermal cracking operation to form at least one olefin product, coupled with dimerization and metathesis operations, the dimerization operation forming additional feed material for the me...  
WO/2007/058750A1
The invention relates to a thermal conversion process for continuously producing hydrocarbon vapor and continuously removing a free-flowing coke. The coke, such as a shot coke, can be withdrawn continuously via, e.g., a staged lock hoppe...  
WO/2007/050350A1
The present invention relates to an improved delayed coking process. A coker feed, such as a vacuum resid, is treated with (i) a metal-containing agent and (ii) an oxidizing agent. The feed is treated with the oxidizing agent at an oxidi...  
WO/2007/044151A1
A method for thermally cracking a hydrocarbonaceous feed material using a combustion fuel fired furnace wherein at least part of the combustion fuel employed in the furnace is syngas.  
WO/2007/035210A1
The invention is directed to a process comprising feeding high TAN feedstreams to a steam cracker, whereby naphthenic acids in the feedstreams are substantially converted to CO, CO2, and low amounts of smaller acids (e.g., formic, acetic...  
WO/2007/030276A1
A method for utilizing whole crude oil as a feedstock for the pyrolysis furnace of an olefin production plant wherein the feedstock is subjected to vaporization conditions until substantially vaporized with minimal mild cracking but leav...  
WO/2007/022636A1
The invention relates to both a method and apparatus for thermal cracking of hydrocarbons. The apparatus includes a rotating conical drum assembly within a vessel containing a hydrocarbon feedstock. The conical drum assembly is internall...  
WO/2007/021242A1
A composite material intended for components used in corrosive environments, wherein said material comprises a corrosion-resistant part (1) and a load-bearing part (2), wherein said parts (1, 2) are disposed adjacent one another, wherein...  
WO/2007/008403A2
A method is disclosed for treating gaseous effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit to provide steam cracked tar of reduced asphaltene and toluene insolubles content. The method is suitable for preparing reduced viscosity tar useful as...  
WO/2007/008397A1
A method is disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis process unit to recover heat and remove tar therefrom. The method comprises passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary heat exchanger, thereby cooling...  
WO/2007/008406A1
A method is provided for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit processing heavier than naphtha feeds to recover heat and remove tar therefrom. The method comprisea passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary tr...  
WO/2007/008424A1
A method is disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit processing heavier than naphtha feeds to recover heat and remove tar therefrom. The method comprises passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary h...  
WO/2007/008404A2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit employing a small primary fractionator, i.e., a rectifier. The method comprises cooling the gaseous effluent, e.g., by direct quench and/or ...  
WO/2007/008396A2
A method is disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit without employing a primary fractionator. The method comprises passing the gaseous effluent to at least one primary heat exchanger, thereby cooling the gas...  
WO/2007/008423A1
A method is disclosed for treating the effluent from a hydrocarbon pyrolysis unit without employing a primary fractionator. The method comprises cooling the gaseous effluent, e.g., by direct quench and/or at least one primary heat exchan...  
WO/2007/005473A2
A process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock containing salt and/or particulate matter, wherein said hydrocarbon feedstock containing salt and/or particulate matter is partially desalted, e.g., by passing through a centrifugal separato...  
WO/2006/136788A1
This invention relates to processes for the evaluation of the coke and/or bitumen quality of a plurality of refinery feedstocks using high throughput experimentation.  
WO/2006/126647A1
A prediction model optimized in respect of the prediction time and first and second parameters used for making a model is made, and a specific parameter of a petroleum refining plant is accurately predicted using the prediction model. Th...  
WO/2006/124422A2
A method for control of the air/fuel ratio of the burner(s) (excess air) of a thermal cracker which includes three steps. The first step is to direct a wavelength modulated beam of near infrared light from a tunable diode laser through c...  
WO/2006/100342A1
Invention relates to a method of operating a gas engine plant (1) comprising a combustion engine (3) adapted to be combust gaseous fuel and a fuel feeding system of the combustion engine with a source of fuel (2), the method being charac...  
WO/2006/096396A2
A method for recovering base oil from waste lubricating oil by separating base oil range constituents from a waste lubricating oil mixture, thereafter separating higher quality base oil constituents and lower quality base oil constituent...  

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