| US 7,550,063 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbons | ||
| Karol Pawel Gawad, Katowice (Poland) | ||
| Assigned to Altene (Canada) Inc., (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 26, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/213,381. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0045098 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. C10B 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 202—241 [202/117; 202/239; 422/204; 422/210; 196/112] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A system for cracking hydrocarbons comprising:
a vessel for operatively receiving and containing a volume of liquid hydrocarbon feedstock;
a rotary drum assembly operably and rotatably contained within the vessel and in heating contact with the liquid hydrocarbon
feedstock, the rotary drum assembly including a heating system for heating the internal surfaces of the rotary drum assembly
during rotation of the rotary drum assembly within the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock wherein simultaneous rotation and heating
of the rotary drum assembly causes cracking of the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock on the exterior surface of the rotary drum
assembly and within the vessel;
a vapour product collection system operatively connected to the vessel for receiving cracked hydrocarbon vapours; and
a coke removal system operatively contained within the vessel and on the exterior surface of the rotary drum assembly for
removing coke from the exterior surface of the rotary drum assembly above the level of the liquid hydrocarbon feedstock and
from the vessel.
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