Abstract: A process for steam cracking hydrocarbon feedstock in a steam cracking furnace, the process comprising superheating hydrocarbon feedstock using flue gas from a radiant section of the steam cracking furnace in hydrocarbon feedstock superheating means or the hydrocarbon feedstock superheater, superheating steam from the steam generator using the flue gas from the radiant section of the steam cracking furnace in second heat exchanging means or a second heat exchanger, steam cracking the super-heated hydrocarbon feedstock from the hydrocarbon feedstock superheating means or the hydrocarbon feedstock superheater into cracked gas in a fired tubular reactor, vaporizing the hydrocarbon feedstock, using hydrocarbon feedstock vaporizing means, wherein the hydrocarbon feed-stock vaporizing means or the hydrocarbon feedstock vaporizer are heated with a heat transfer medium having a temperature less than or equal to 350° C. and feeding the vaporized hydrocarbon feedstock to the steam cracking furnace.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, hydrocracking, aromatization and olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit, a hydrocracker, an aromatization unit and a unit for olefins synthesis.

Abstract: A process for vaporizing hydrocarbon feedstock comprising pressurizing the hydrocarbon feedstock using a hydrocarbon feedstock pump, preheating the hydrocarbon feedstock in a first heat exchanger and distilling the preheated hydrocarbon feedstock in in a medium pressure distillation column connected to the first heat exchanger, and wherein the medium pressure distillation column is operated at a pressure in a range of 0.7 to 1.2 MPa. A system for producing hydrocarbon vapor, comprising a hydrocarbon feedstock pump for pressurizing hydrocarbon feedstock, a first heat exchanger connected to the hydrocarbon feedstock pump, and a medium pressure distillation column connected to the heat exchanger for distilling the heated hydrocarbon feedstock at medium pressure in a range of 0.7 to 1.2 MPa.

Abstract: Systems and methods for separating effluent from a propane dehydrogenation reactor to recover propylene are disclosed. The systems and methods involve using turbo-expanders in a cooling process that does not cool below ?140° C. and may also use a de-ethanizer unit to remove ethane and components more volatile than ethane from propylene streams.

Abstract: A separation system for separating a feed stream comprising propylene and propane and a method for separating such feed stream. The separation system includes a distillation column for producing a light stream comprising propylene and a heavy stream comprising propane; a reboiler for reboiling a part of the first heavy stream to produce a boiled heavy stream; a condenser for cooling the light stream to produce a condensed light stream; and an absorption refrigerator for receiving water and providing chilled water, for receiving hot water from a waste heat source and providing a cooled hot water and for receiving cooling water and providing a heated cooling water. The absorption refrigerator is arranged such that the cooling of the water and the hot water occurs by the cooling water. The condenser is arranged such that the cooling of the light stream occurs by the chilled water from the absorption refrigerator.

Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbon feedstock into olefins and BTX including feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock to a first hydrocracking unit, feeding effluent from the first hydrocracking unit to a first separation section to be separated, feeding a steam including propane to a dehydrogenation unit, and feeding effluent from the dehydrogenation unit to a second separation section.

Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbons into olefins and BTX based on a combination of hydrocracking, thermal and catalytic dehydrogenation.

Abstract: A process for increasing furnace energy efficiency through gas turbine integration by using turbine exhaust gas, wherein a hydrocarbon feed is heated in a furnace.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX, comprising pyrolysis, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a pyrolysis feedstream into BTX, comprising a pyrolysis unit, an aromatic ring opening and a BTX recovery unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling the supply and allocation of hydrogen gas in a hydrogen system of a refinery integrated with olefins and aromatics plants to convert crude oil into petrochemicals. The method includes one or more supply sources that provide hydrogen at individual rates, purities, pressures and costs, multiple consumption sites that consume hydrogen at individual rates, purities and pressures and an interconnecting hydrogen distribution network. The method further includes the integration of hydrogen consuming process units with hydrogen producing process units in which hydrogen recovered from the effluents from the hydrogen consuming process units and hydrogen recovered from the hydrogen producing process units are re-used in the hydrogen consuming process units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising pyrolysis, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a pyrolysis feedstream into BTX comprising a pyrolysis unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising coking, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a coker feedstream into BTX comprising a coker unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.

Abstract: A method for heating one or more streams from a refinery process, chosen from the group of a crude tower inlet, vacuum tower inlet, catalytic reformer inlet, coker inlet, thermal cracker inlet and hydrocracker inlet. The method includes transferring, in a heat exchanger, heat from one or more streams from a petro-chemistry process, chosen from the group of a steam cracker charge gas, propane dehydrogenation charge gas and butane dehydrogenation charge gas to said one or more streams from a refinery process for obtaining one or more heated streams in which the temperature of said one or more streams from petro-chemistry process is above the temperature of said one or more streams from a refinery process before said step of heat exchanging has taken place.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising coking, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a coker feedstream into BTX comprising a coker unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing BTX comprising pyrolysis, aromatic ring opening and BTX recovery. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert a pyrolysis feedstream into BTX comprising a pyrolysis unit, an aromatic ring opening unit and a BTX recovery unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling the supply and allocation of hydrogen gas in a hydrogen system of a refinery integrated with olefins and aromatics plants to convert crude oil into petrochemicals. The method includes one or more supply sources that provide hydrogen at individual rates, purities, pressures and costs, multiple consumption sites that consume hydrogen at individual rates, purities and pressures and an interconnecting hydrogen distribution network. The method further includes the integration of hydrogen consuming process units with hydrogen producing process units in which hydrogen recovered from the effluents from the hydrogen consuming process units and hydrogen recovered from the hydrogen producing process units are re-used in the hydrogen consuming process units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, hydrocracking, aromatization and olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit, a hydrocracker, an aromatization unit and a unit for olefins synthesis.

Abstract: A process for increasing furnace energy efficiency through gas turbine integration by using turbine exhaust gas, wherein a hydrocarbon feed is heated in a furnace.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into olefins and preferably also into BTX, said converting process comprising the following steps of: feeding a hydrocarbon feed-stock to a first hydrocracking unit, feeding the effluent from said first hydrocracking unit to a first separation section, separating said effluent in said first separation section feeding at least one stream to a dehydrogenation unit, and feeding the effluent from said at least one dehydrogenation unit to a second separation section.

Abstract: A method for heating one or more streams from a refinery process, chosen from the group of crude tower inlet, vacuum tower inlet, catalytic reformer inlet, coker inlet, thermal cracker inlet and hydrocracker inlet. The method includes transferring, in a heat exchanger, heat from one or more streams from a petro-chemistry process, chosen from the group of a steam cracker charge gas, propane dehydrogenation charge gas and butane dehydrogenation charge gas to said one or more streams from a refinery process for obtaining one or more heated streams in which the temperature of said one or more streams from petro-chemistry process is above the temperature of said one or more streams from a refinery process before said step of heat exchanging has taken place.