CONVERSION OF CO-FED METHANE AND HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS INTO HIGHER VALUE HYDROCARBONS

摘要

IN ONE ASPECT, THE INVENTIVE PROCESS COMPRISES A PROCESS FOR PYROLYZING A HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK CONTAINING NONVOLATILES IN A REGENERATIVE PYROLYSIS REACTOR SYSTEM. THE PROCESS COMPRISES: (A) HEATING THE NONVOLATILE-CONTAINING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK UPSTREAM OF A REGENERATIVE PYROLYSIS REACTOR SYSTEM TO A TEMPERATURE SUFFICIENT TO FORM A VAPOR PHASE THAT IS ESSENTIALLY FREE OF NONVOLATILES AND A LIQUID PHASE CONTAINING THE NONVOLATILES; (B) SEPARATING SAID VAPOR PHASE FROM SAID LIQUID PHASE; (C) FEEDING THE SEPARATED VAPOR PHASE AND METHANE TO THE PYROLYSIS REACTOR SYSTEM; AND (D) CONVERTING THE METHANE AND SEPARATED VAPOR PHASE IN SAID PYROLYSIS REACTOR SYSTEM TO FORM A PYROLYSIS PRODUCT. IN ANOTHER ASPECT, THE INVENTION INCLUDES A SEPARATION PROCESS THAT FEEDS MULTIPLE PYROLYSIS REACTORS.