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Hydrocarbon conversion

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1959-11-30
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1979-11-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Harry W Parker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 21:26
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 121 words
A HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PASSING A HYDROCARBON THROUGH A REACTION ZONE IN CONTACT WITH A BED OF SOLID CARBONZCEOUS MATERIAL CONTAINED THEREIN, UNDER CONDITIONS TO EFFECT AN ENDOTHERMIC CONVERSION OF SAID HYDROCARBON; IGNITING SAID BED; SIMULTANEOUSLY PASSING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF AN OXIDIZING AGENT WITH SAID HYDROCARBON THROUGH SAID BED TO OXIDIZE EXOTHERMICALLY A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF SAID SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN INCANDESCENT ZONE WITHIN SAID BED, TO MAINTAIN DESIRED OPERATING TEMPERATURE CONTINUOUSLY, AND TO SUPPLY A MAJOR PORTION OF THE HEAT REQUIRED FOR THE ENDOTHERMIC CONVERSION OF SAID HYDROCARBON; AND CONTROLLING THE REACTON BY CONTROLLING THE HEIGHT OF SAID INCANDESCENT ZONE AND THE RATE OF FLOW OF SAID HYDROCARBON THROUGH SAID ZONE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 121 words
A HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: PASSING A HYDROCARBON THROUGH A REACTION ZONE IN CONTACT WITH A BED OF SOLID CARBONZCEOUS MATERIAL CONTAINED THEREIN, UNDER CONDITIONS TO EFFECT AN ENDOTHERMIC CONVERSION OF SAID HYDROCARBON; IGNITING SAID BED; SIMULTANEOUSLY PASSING A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF AN OXIDIZING AGENT WITH SAID HYDROCARBON THROUGH SAID BED TO OXIDIZE EXOTHERMICALLY A SUFFICIENT QUANTITY OF SAID SOLID CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN INCANDESCENT ZONE WITHIN SAID BED, TO MAINTAIN DESIRED OPERATING TEMPERATURE CONTINUOUSLY, AND TO SUPPLY A MAJOR PORTION OF THE HEAT REQUIRED FOR THE ENDOTHERMIC CONVERSION OF SAID HYDROCARBON; AND CONTROLLING THE REACTON BY CONTROLLING THE HEIGHT OF SAID INCANDESCENT ZONE AND THE RATE OF FLOW OF SAID HYDROCARBON THROUGH SAID ZONE.

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