Captures residual heat from flue gas streams to preheat waste plastic feedstocks for chemical recycling.
Liquid metal bath pyrolysis converts hydrocarbons into hydrogen and solid carbon, eliminating CO2 emissions while reducing energy consumption.
A carbon material with stacked plates curved into a bow shape suppresses capacity degradation during repeated charge and discharge cycles.
A radially notched discharge orifice expands the steam-oil spray to increase surface area and improve fluid dispersion.
Integrates supercritical water treatment with steam cracking to upgrade heavy crude oil, mitigating coking and boosting light olefin yields.
A polar solvent mediates strong base contact with plastic pyrolysis oil to reduce heteroatom concentrations.
A pyrolysis film reactor liquefies waste plastic to generate olefin-rich gas streams, maximizing valuable chemical components in the effluent.
Electron beam radiolysis opens aromatic rings in light cycle oil, reducing hydrogen consumption and capital expenses compared to hydrodearomatization.
Synthesizing hydrogenated cyclooctatetraene dimers from renewable alcohols achieves 1.14 g/mL density and 175,000 Btu/gal heat of combustion.
Dealkylation of C4-C12 hydrocarbons over zeolite catalysts produces high-purity BTX and light olefins without added hydrogen or complex extraction.
A transfer line exchanger cools cracked gas through natural and forced feedwater circulation.
Direct electric heating eliminates fire tube inefficiencies and water phase energy wastage while ensuring safe separation of oil, gas, and sand.
Perforated plates transition fuel mixtures into plug flow, reducing residual gas contamination during feedstock decomposition.
Solid strong base contact with plastic pyrolysis oil lowers chlorine and silicon levels, enabling steam cracking feedstock compatibility.
Segmented recovery devices maintain furnace temperature uniformity without adding power consumption or mechanical complexity to the ethylene cracking process.
Recycling methanation condensate via a flash gas separator reduces auxiliary power and water needs in synthetic gas production.
Intermediary cooling of combustion air before convection zone entry enables maximum energy recovery from flue gas.
Fixed bed catalysts crack polyaromatics in slurry oil, enabling precise boiling point separation to isolate high-value light oil streams.
Integrating a microwave emitter into a removable bend cap allows automated cleaning of tubing bends, eliminating furnace shutdowns for manual maintenance.
An electrically powered furnace uses segmented heating zones with independent control to minimize temperature differentials and prevent premature tube fouling.
Intertwined serpentine tube coil arrangement reduces coker heater footprint through parallel planar flow paths.
A vaporization unit processes organic acid-containing feedstocks to reduce naphthenic acid corrosion while generating additional thermal cracking feed.
Infrared spectroscopy detects carbonaceous particles in opaque residues, replacing subjective manual counting to improve yield.