Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Integrated propylene production
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Application No.: US13343076Application Date: 2012-01-04
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Publication No.: US08258358B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: Robert J. Gartside , Bala Ramachandran
- Applicant: Robert J. Gartside , Bala Ramachandran
- Applicant Address: US NJ Bloomfield
- Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Bloomfield
- Agency: Osha Liang LLP
- Main IPC: C07C6/04
- IPC: C07C6/04 ; C07C4/02

Abstract:
A process for the production of propylene, the process including: fractionating a hydrocarbon stream comprising n-butenes, isobutylene, and paraffins into at least two fractions including a light C4 fraction comprising isobutylene and a heavy C4 fraction comprising n-butenes and paraffins; contacting at least a portion of the heavy C4 fraction with a metathesis catalyst to form a metathesis product comprising ethylene, propylene, C4+ olefins, and paraffins; fractionating the metathesis product into at least four fractions including an ethylene fraction, a propylene fraction, a C4 fraction comprising C4 olefins and paraffins, and a C5+ fraction; cracking the light C4 fraction and the C5+ fraction to produce a cracking product comprising ethylene, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbons; and fractionating the cracking product into at least two fractions including a light fraction comprising propylene and a fraction comprising C5 to C6 hydrocarbons.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120108864A1 INTEGRATED PROPYLENE PRODUCTION Public/Granted day:2012-05-03
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