Abstract: A process for converting naphtha to ethane and propane is disclosed. The process comprises contacting a naphtha stream with a catalyst in a reactor to produce a converted stream. The converted stream is separated into a light paraffin stream and an aromatic stream. The aromatic stream is recycled to the reactor. The light paraffin stream is separated into an ethane stream and a propane stream.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin stream for oligomerization comprises fractionating an olefin stream to provide a light gas stream and an olefin rich stream. Oxygenates are absorbed from the olefin rich stream into a water wash stream to provide an oxygenate rich water wash stream and a washed olefin stream. The washed olefin stream can then be oligomerized.

Abstract: A process for separating an olefin stream from a methane stream is disclosed. The process comprises providing an olefin stream comprising C2 and/or C3 olefins. The olefin stream is cooled in a heat exchanger with a mixed refrigerant stream to provide a cooled olefin stream. The cooled olefin stream is passed to a demethanizer column operating at an overhead pressure of about 344 kPa gauge (50 psig) to about 2069 kPa gauge (300 psig). The cooled olefin stream is fractionated in the demethanizer column to provide a demethanizer column overhead vapor stream and a demethanizer column bottoms liquid stream. The process provides an improved recovery/yield of olefins and also optimizes the cooling and/or heating of other process streams.

Abstract: In methanol to jet fuel complexes there is a need for hydrogen for several different processes including hydrogenation. Hydrogen is produced by steam methane reforming and from water gas shift reactions. Greater efficiencies are provided by sending off-gas streams from columns including demethanizer, dealkanizer, and a stripper to the reforming reactors to increase the amount of hydrogen available.

Abstract: An integrated process for producing light olefins by integrating methanol purification with olefin production from methanol. The methanol fed to the MTO process may be crude methanol or purified methanol with the heavy oxygenates removed and treated with heavy oxygenates in the MTO effluent. By eliminating or reducing the need for purification of methanol by the methanol supplier, the cost will be reduced for methanol conversion to olefins or fuels.

Abstract: A process for the production of a liquid fuel from carbon oxides and hydrogen is disclosed. The process comprises reacting a mixture of carbon oxides and hydrogen to produce methanol. The methanol is contacted with an MTO catalyst to produce an olefin stream. The olefin stream is oligomerized with an oligomerization catalyst to produce an oligomerized olefin stream which is then hydrogenated to produce the liquid fuel streams jet fuel, diesel, and naphtha. At each stage, waste streams are produced. A syngas stream is produced comprising carbon oxides and hydrogen by (1) steam reforming, autothermal reforming, or dry reforming; or (2) partial oxidization.

Abstract: An integrated process for producing light olefins is disclosed. The integrated process comprises passing a syngas stream and a hydrogen stream to a methanol synthesis section to provide a reactor effluent comprising methanol. The reactor effluent is separated into a vapor stream and a liquid stream comprising methanol. The liquid stream comprising methanol is passed to a methanol purification section comprising at least two distillation columns, a first distillation column and a second distillation column to provide a methanol product stream. At least a portion of the methanol product stream is passed to an oxygenate conversion unit to provide an effluent comprising olefins. The reboiling heat to said the first distillation column and the second distillation column is provided from the separation section of the oxygenate conversion unit.

Abstract: A process for regenerating catalyst from an MTO process is disclosed. The process comprises providing an oxygen stream and a preheated carbon dioxide recycle stream and mixing the oxygen stream and the preheated carbon dioxide recycle stream to provide a carbon dioxide rich oxidation stream. The carbon dioxide rich oxidation stream is passed to a regenerator unit to provide a carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream. The carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream is filtered to remove the catalyst fines to produce a filtered flue gas stream. A carbon dioxide recycle stream is taken from the filtered flue gas stream.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin stream for oligomerization comprises fractionating an olefin stream to provide a light gas stream and an olefin rich stream. Oxygenates are absorbed from the olefin rich stream into a water wash stream to provide an oxygenate rich water wash stream and a washed olefin stream. The washed olefin stream can then be oligomerized.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin stream for oligomerization comprises fractionating an olefin stream to provide an ethylene stream and a olefin rich stream. Acetylenes in the ethylene stream are converted to ethylene in the presence of hydrogen to provide a concentrated ethylene stream that can be oligomerized.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin stream for oligomerization comprises fractionating an olefin stream to provide a light gas stream and a olefin rich stream. Oxygenates are absorbed from the olefin rich stream into a water wash stream to provide an oxygenate rich water wash stream and a washed olefin stream. Oxygenates are then adsorbed from the washed olefin rich stream, so the deoxygenated stream can then be oligomerized.

Abstract: A process for preparing an olefin stream for oligomerization comprises fractionating an olefin stream to provide a light gas stream and a olefin rich stream. The olefin rich stream is selectively hydrogenated to convert diolefins to mono-olefins and provide a mono-olefin stream and oligomerizing the mono-olefin stream over an oligomerization catalyst to provide an oligomerized stream.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a hydrocarbon stream for oligomerization. The process strips dimethyl ether from an olefin stream using a stripping column. Lighter olefins such as C3? olefins are also removed. The C4+ olefins can then be sent for further processing including selective hydrogenation followed by oligomerization.

Abstract: A plant or refinery may include equipment such as reactors, heaters, heat exchangers, regenerators, separators, or the like. Types of heat exchangers include shell and tube, plate, plate and shell, plate fin, air cooled, wetted-surface air cooled, or the like. Operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, prolong equipment life, extend production operating time, or provide other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment, and sensor data may be programmatically analyzed to identify developing problems. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to detect and correct maldistribution, cross-leakage, strain, pre-leakage, thermal stresses, fouling, vibration, problems in liquid lifting, conditions that can affect air-cooled exchangers, conditions that can affect a wetted-surface air-cooled heat exchanger, or the like. An operating condition or mode may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.

Abstract: A plant or refinery may include equipment such as reactors, heaters, heat exchangers, regenerators, separators, or the like. Types of heat exchangers include shell and tube, plate, plate and shell, plate fin, air cooled, wetted-surface air cooled, or the like. Operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, prolong equipment life, extend production operating time, or provide other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment, and sensor data may be programmatically analyzed to identify developing problems. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to detect and correct maldistribution, cross-leakage, strain, pre-leakage, thermal stresses, fouling, vibration, problems in liquid lifting, conditions that can affect air-cooled exchangers, conditions that can affect a wetted-surface air-cooled heat exchanger, or the like. An operating condition or mode may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.

Abstract: A plant or refinery may include equipment such as condensers, regenerators, distillation columns, rotating equipment, compressors, pumps, turbines, or the like. Different operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, thereby prolonging equipment life, extending production operating time, or providing other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment to determine whether problems are developing. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to perform invariant mapping, monitor system operating characteristics, and/or predict pressure, volume, surges, reactor loop fouling, gas quality, or the like. An operating condition (e.g., of one or more pieces of equipment in the plant or refinery) may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.

Abstract: A petrochemical plant or refinery may include equipment such as pumps, compressors, valves, exchangers, columns, adsorbers, or the like. Some petrochemical plants or refineries may include one or more sensors configured to collect operation information of the equipment in the plant or refinery. A faulty condition of a process of the petrochemical plant may be diagnosed based on the operation of the plant equipment. A diagnostic system, which may receive operation information from the one or more sensors, may include a detection platform, an analysis platform, a visualization platform, and/or an alert platform.

Abstract: A plant or refinery may include equipment such as reactors, heaters, heat exchangers, regenerators, separators, or the like. Types of heat exchangers include shell and tube, plate, plate and shell, plate fin, air cooled, wetted-surface air cooled, or the like. Operating methods may impact deterioration in equipment condition, prolong equipment life, extend production operating time, or provide other benefits. Mechanical or digital sensors may be used for monitoring equipment, and sensor data may be programmatically analyzed to identify developing problems. For example, sensors may be used in conjunction with one or more system components to detect and correct maldistribution, cross-leakage, strain, pre-leakage, thermal stresses, fouling, vibration, problems in liquid lifting, conditions that can affect air-cooled exchangers, conditions that can affect a wetted-surface air-cooled heat exchanger, or the like. An operating condition or mode may be adjusted to prolong equipment life or avoid equipment failure.

Abstract: A reforming process is described. The reforming process includes introducing a hydrocarbon stream comprising hydrocarbons having 5 to 12 carbon atoms into a reforming zone containing reforming catalyst, the reforming zone comprising at least two reformers, each reformer having a set of reforming operating conditions, to produce a reformate effluent, wherein the last reformer contains less catalyst than the next to the last reformer.

Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for producing a C8 aromatic isomer product are provided. The process comprises introducing a reformate stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons to a reformate splitter column to provide a plurality of streams. One or more streams comprising at least one stream from the plurality of streams is passed to a reformate upgrading unit to obtain an upgraded reformate stream. The upgraded reformate stream is passed to an aromatics stripper column to provide an aromatics stripper sidedraw stream comprising C8 aromatic hydrocarbons. The aromatics stripper sidedraw stream is passed to a xylene separation unit to provide the C8 aromatic isomer product and a raffinate product stream. At least a portion of the raffinate product stream is processed in a liquid phase isomerization unit to obtain an isomerized stream.