Abstract: A high temperature (1000.degree. C. or higher) gas distributor for a fluidized bed, comprising a plurality of plates which are made of an oxide-based burned refractory material and which are reduced in thickness in the longitudinal direction thereof leaving both sides thicker, refractory supporting bricks holding in position both sides of the plates, and refractory holding bricks holding in position the above refractory supporting bricks and the ends of the plates.

Abstract: A high temperature (1000.degree. C. or higher) gas distributor for a fluidized bed, which comprises a pair of refractory supporting bricks which are each provided with grooves at given intervals and which are positioned with a space therebetween in such a manner that the grooves face each other; plates made of electrocast zirconia brick, both ends of which are inserted into the respective grooves of opposing supporting bricks and are secured therein by mortar; and refractory holding bricks for holding the refractory supporting bricks and the ends of the plates in relative position.

Abstract: An integrated partial oxidation-thermal cracking process is disclosed for the more complete utilization of all chemical values in crude oil feedstocks employed in the concurrent production of synthesis gas and an olefin-rich stream comprising the steps of: burning, at a high temperature, streams of fuel and oxygen in the presence of superheated steam to form a reducing stream of hot combustion products; injecting a crude oil distillate fraction stream into said reducing stream of hot combustion products; passing the resulting injected stream to a reaction zone to effect thermal cracking of said crude oil distillate fraction steam and reaction products; thermally quenching said stream; removing pitch and fractionating to provide at least one stream of hydrocarbon oil and an olefin rich gas stream; separating carbon dioxide and any contained hydrogen sulfide from said olefin rich gas stream; separating streams of synthesis gas, methane and ethylene from said olefin rich gas stream; and recycling fractions of sa