US3238122A
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Hydrocarbon conversion process and apparatus useful therefor
Assignee: ExxonMobil Oil Corp
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Filing: 1964-01-17
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Granted: 1966-03-01
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Expires: 1984-01-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William A Hagerbaumer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 13:18
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/18; B01J8/24; B01J8/38; B01J8/384; B01J8/388; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S208/00; Y10S208/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED WHEREIN SAID HYDROCARBON FEED IS CONTACTED IN A REACTION ZONE UNDER CONVERSION CONDITIONS INCLUDING AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITH A MASS OF GRANULAR SOLIDS, CONVERSION PRODUCT AND SPENT GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE REACTION ZONE, THE SPENT GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY PASSED FROM THE REACTION ZONE TO A REGENERATION ZONE WHEREIN CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS FROM THE CONVERSION REACTION ARE REMOVED FROM THE GRANULAR SOLIDS, THE REGENERATED GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE REGENERATION ZONE AND UPWARDLY TRANSPORTED THROUGH A TRANSPORT ZONE TO THE REACTION ZONE, AND HEAT IS WITHDRAWN FROM AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE REGENERATED GRANULAR SOLIDS FOLLOWING REGENERATION AND PRIOR TO RETURN TO THE REACTION ZONE, THE IMPROVEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE HEAT CONTENT OF THE GRANULAR SOLIDS ENTERING THE REACTION ZONE WHICH COMPRISES GENERATING A
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED WHEREIN SAID HYDROCARBON FEED IS CONTACTED IN A REACTION ZONE UNDER CONVERSION CONDITIONS INCLUDING AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE WITH A MASS OF GRANULAR SOLIDS, CONVERSION PRODUCT AND SPENT GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE REACTION ZONE, THE SPENT GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY PASSED FROM THE REACTION ZONE TO A REGENERATION ZONE WHEREIN CARBONACEOUS DEPOSITS FROM THE CONVERSION REACTION ARE REMOVED FROM THE GRANULAR SOLIDS, THE REGENERATED GRANULAR SOLIDS ARE CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE REGENERATION ZONE AND UPWARDLY TRANSPORTED THROUGH A TRANSPORT ZONE TO THE REACTION ZONE, AND HEAT IS WITHDRAWN FROM AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE REGENERATED GRANULAR SOLIDS FOLLOWING REGENERATION AND PRIOR TO RETURN TO THE REACTION ZONE, THE IMPROVEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE HEAT CONTENT OF THE GRANULAR SOLIDS ENTERING THE REACTION ZONE WHICH COMPRISES GENERATING A
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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