# US 12,215,282 B2 · Low CO2 emission and hydrogen import cracking heaters for olefin production

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- Number: US 12,215,282 B2
- Document ID: US12215282B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/188,235
- Filed: 2023-03-22
- Published: 2023-09-28
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2022-03-22
- Assignees: Lummus Technology Inc.
- Applicants: Lummus Technology LLC
- Inventors: Kandasamy M. Sundaram; Thomas W. Gronauer; Baozhong Zhao; Stephen J. Stanley; Marijn Kamphuijs; Frank D. McCarthy; Jose De Barros
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215282B2

## CPC

- C10G 9/002: {Cooling of cracked gases}
- C10G 47/22: Non-catalytic cracking in the presence of hydrogen
- C10G 9/20: Tube furnaces
- C10G 9/36: with heated gases or vapours
- C10G 2300/4081: Recycling aspects
- C10G 2400/20: C2-C4 olefins
- C10G: CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION (cracking to hydrogen or synthesis gas C01B; cracking or pyrolysis of hydrocarbon gases to individual hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof of definite or specified constitution C07C; cracking to cokes C10B); RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES

## Abstract

A process including preheating a hydrocarbon feed in a first preheat zone of a convection section, recovering a preheated hydrocarbon stream; heating the preheated hydrocarbon stream in a secondary transferline exchanger, recovering a heated hydrocarbon stream; feeding the heated hydrocarbon stream to a second preheat zone of the convection section to vaporize a portion of heated hydrocarbon stream, recovering a cracking feedstream; cracking hydrocarbons in the cracking feedstream in one or more coils in a radiant section, recovering a cracked hydrocarbon product; and cooling the cracked hydrocarbon product in the secondary transferline exchanger in indirect heat exchange with the preheated hydrocarbon stream, recovering a cooled hydrocarbon product stream.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pyrolysis process for converting a hydrocarbon feed to produce olefins, the process comprising:
preheating the hydrocarbon feed in a first preheat zone of a convection section, recovering a preheated hydrocarbon stream;
heating the preheated hydrocarbon stream in a secondary transferline exchanger, recovering a heated hydrocarbon stream;
feeding the heated hydrocarbon stream to a second preheat zone of the convection section to vaporize a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream, recovering a cracking feedstream comprising vaporous hydrocarbons;
cracking the cracking feedstream in one or more coils in a radiant section, recovering a cracked hydrocarbon product comprising olefins;
quenching the cracked hydrocarbon product in a primary transferline exchanger, recovering a partially cooled cracked hydrocarbon product; and
cooling the partially cooled cracked hydrocarbon product in the secondary transferline exchanger in indirect heat exchange with the preheated hydrocarbon stream, recovering a cooled hydrocarbon product stream comprising the olefins.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, further comprising feeding a dilution steam stream to the first preheat zone of the convection section and mixing the dilution steam stream with the hydrocarbon feed, producing the preheated hydrocarbon stream.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, further comprising:
mixing a dilution steam stream with the preheated hydrocarbon stream, producing a mixed hydrocarbon-steam stream; and
feeding the mixed hydrocarbon-steam stream to the secondary transferline exchanger and recovering the heated hydrocarbon stream.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, further comprising:
feeding an air stream to a third preheat zone of the convection section;
recovering a preheated air stream; and
feeding the preheated air stream to the radiant section, wherein the preheated air stream reduces an amount of a fuel required for cracking hydrocarbons in the one or more coils in the radiant section.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, further comprising feeding the cooled hydrocarbon product stream to a downstream recovery process.

### Claim 6

A pyrolysis and system for converting a hydrocarbon feed to produce olefins, the system comprising:
a pyrolysis heater comprising a convection heating zone and a radiant heating zone;
a first preheat zone of the convection heating zone configured for preheating the hydrocarbon feed and recovering a preheated hydrocarbon stream;
a secondary transferline exchanger configured for heating the preheated hydrocarbon stream and recovering a heated hydrocarbon stream;
a second preheat zone of the convection heating zone configured for vaporizing a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream and recovering a cracking feedstream comprising vaporous hydrocarbons;
one or more coils in the radiant heating zone configured for cracking in the cracking feedstream and recovering a cracked hydrocarbon product comprising olefins;
a primary transferline exchanger configured for quenching the cracked hydrocarbon product and recovering a partially cooled cracked hydrocarbon product; and
a feed line for directing the partially cooled cracked hydrocarbon product to the secondary transferline exchanger for cooling in indirect heat exchange with the preheated hydrocarbon stream, recovering a cooled hydrocarbon product stream comprising the olefins.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising a dilution steam stream inlet configured for providing a dilution steam stream to the first preheat zone of the convection heating zone and a mixer configured for mixing the dilution steam stream with the hydrocarbon feed, producing the preheated hydrocarbon stream.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising:
a mixer configured for mixing a dilution steam stream with the preheated hydrocarbon stream, producing a mixed hydrocarbon-steam stream; and
a mixed feed inlet configured for feeding the mixed hydrocarbon-steam stream to the secondary transferline exchanger.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising:
a third preheat zone of the convection heating zone configured for receiving an air stream and heating the air stream to produce a preheated air stream; and
a second feed line configured for feeding the preheated air stream to the radiant heating zone, wherein the preheated air stream reduces an amount of a fuel required for cracking hydrocarbons in the one or more coils in the radiant heating zone.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising a product outlet configured for recovering and feeding the cooled hydrocarbon product stream to a downstream recovery process.

### Claim 11 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, further comprising an electrical heater configured for heating or preheating one or more of an air stream, the hydrocarbon feed, water, hydrogen, or steam.