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US2889383A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dehydrogenation process

Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1954-04-16
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Granted: 1959-06-02
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Expires: 1974-04-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Green A Donald

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 01:12
CPC Classifications
C; C07; C07C; C07C5/00; C07C5/32; C07C5/327; C07C5/333; C07C5/3332

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 142 words
AN IMPROVED PROCESS FROM DEHYDROGENATING C4-C5 PARAFFINS TO DIOLEFINS WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING FINELY DIVIDED HOT DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST, PREHEATED TO A TEMPEATURE OF FROM ABOUT 1150-1450*F., IN A VOPOR STREAM OF SAID PARAFFINS IN A VERTICAL TRANSFER LINE REACTION ZONE OF RELATIVELY NARROW CROSS SECTION, MAINTAINING SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES OF 100 TO 400 MM. HG IN SAID ZONE, PASSING THE SUSPENDED CATALYST UNIFORMYL AND SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE SAME VELOCITY AS TEH REACTANT VAPOR UPWARDLY THROUGH THE REACTION ZONE FORM A CONTACT PERIOD OF LESS THAN 1 SECOND AT A REACTION TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 1150* TO 1450*F., MAINTAINING A CATALYST DENSITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.5-10 LBS-CUBIC FOOT THEREIN, DISCHARGING RESULTING VAPOR PRODUCTS WITH THE SUSPENDED CASTALYST FROM THE END OF THE REACTION ZONE INTO A SEPARTION ZONE AND SETTLING THE SUSPENDED CATALYST FROM THE VAPOR PRODUCTS, IMMEDIATELY QUENCHING THE SEPARATE VAPOR PRODUCTS AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 142 words
AN IMPROVED PROCESS FROM DEHYDROGENATING C4-C5 PARAFFINS TO DIOLEFINS WHICH COMPRISES SUSPENDING FINELY DIVIDED HOT DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST, PREHEATED TO A TEMPEATURE OF FROM ABOUT 1150-1450*F., IN A VOPOR STREAM OF SAID PARAFFINS IN A VERTICAL TRANSFER LINE REACTION ZONE OF RELATIVELY NARROW CROSS SECTION, MAINTAINING SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES OF 100 TO 400 MM. HG IN SAID ZONE, PASSING THE SUSPENDED CATALYST UNIFORMYL AND SUBSTANTIALLY AT THE SAME VELOCITY AS TEH REACTANT VAPOR UPWARDLY THROUGH THE REACTION ZONE FORM A CONTACT PERIOD OF LESS THAN 1 SECOND AT A REACTION TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 1150* TO 1450*F., MAINTAINING A CATALYST DENSITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.5-10 LBS-CUBIC FOOT THEREIN, DISCHARGING RESULTING VAPOR PRODUCTS WITH THE SUSPENDED CASTALYST FROM THE END OF THE REACTION ZONE INTO A SEPARTION ZONE AND SETTLING THE SUSPENDED CATALYST FROM THE VAPOR PRODUCTS, IMMEDIATELY QUENCHING THE SEPARATE VAPOR PRODUCTS AND

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