HYDROCARBON CRACKING WITH POSITIVE REACTOR TEMPERATURE GRADIENT

摘要

The invention provides an improvement in processes for cracking hydrocarbons to prime olefins, ethylene and propylene, which comprises applying a positive temperature gradient across a catalyst contact zone. The temperature gradient may be uniform or stepwise, may be one reactor or a series of reactors so long as at least one down stream cracking zone is operated at a higher temperature than an upstream zone.