Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 14, Issue 23, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en14238190
Keywords
olefin production; steam cracking; cracking furnace; ethylene; propylene; butenes; reaction parameters
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- Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
- MEYS [LM2018119]
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This paper discusses the importance of light olefins in the petrochemical and chemical industries, with steam cracking being the main production technology. The cracking process occurs in the cracking furnace, with various operating parameters affecting product yield.
Light olefins are the main building blocks used in the petrochemical and chemical industries for the production of different components such as polymers, synthetic fibers, rubbers, and plastic materials. Currently, steam cracking of hydrocarbons is the main technology for the production of light olefins. In steam cracking, the pyrolysis of feedstocks occurs in the cracking furnace, where hydrocarbon feed and steam are first mixed and preheated in the convection section and then enter the furnace radiation section to crack to the desired products. This paper summarizes olefin production via the steam cracking process; and the reaction mechanism and cracking furnace are also discussed. The effect of different operating parameters, including temperature, residence time, feedstock composition, and the steam-to-hydrocarbon ratio, are also reviewed.
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