CPC B01J 19/0013 (2013.01) [B01J 19/0033 (2013.01); B01J 19/24 (2013.01); C07B 35/04 (2013.01); G01N 30/06 (2013.01); G01N 2030/025 (2013.01); G01N 2030/067 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of monitoring and controlling a dehydrogenation reactor system wherein said dehydrogenation reactor system comprises a plurality of reactors and heaters with said heaters positioned upstream from each reactor and a hydrocarbon feed stream being heated by each of said heaters and undergoing reactions in said reactors, said method comprising:
a. removing a sample of the hydrocarbon feed stream prior to an inlet and an outlet of said heaters;
b. comparing compositions of a sample to a predetermined composition range;
c. taking at least one action to modify operation of said dehydrogenation reactor system when said composition of a sample varies more than a predetermined amount from said predetermined composition range.
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