Manufacturing olefins from gas oil
AssigneeOccidental Chemical Corporation
InventorsMohamed W. M. Hisham, Mohan S. Saran
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of selecting a gas oil feedstock for use in manufacturing olefins. The feedstock is analyzed for the presence of benzothiophenes and is used to manufacture olefins only if it contains less than 50 ppm (as sulfur) of benzothiophenes. The concentration of benzothiophenes can be reduced by distilling the feedstock and removing the fraction of the feedstock that boils between about 45.degree. and about 60.degree. C. under reduced pressure of about 0.05 to about 0.1 mmHg. The concentration of benzothiophenes can also be reduced by passing the feedstock through a benzothiophene adsorber such as activated alumina or activated carbon.
Claims13
A method of manufacturing olefins from gas oil feedstocks comprising:
- (A) determining the concentration of benzothiophenes that are unsubstituted in the 3-position in a gas oil feedstock;
- (B) if a feedstock contains more than 50 ppm (as S) of said benzothiophenes, reducing the concentration of said benzothiophenes to less than 50 ppm (as S);
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- (C) pyrolyzing said feedstock.
A method of making olefins from a gas oil feedstock that initially contains more than 10 ppm (as S) of benzothiophenes that are unsubstituted in the 3-position comprising:
- (A) reducing the concentration of said benzothiophenes in said gas oil feedstock, where the final concentration of said benzothiophenes is less than 50 ppm;
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- (B) pyrolyzing said gas oil feedstock.
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