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Production of naphthalene from liquid products of the pyrolysis of hydrocarbon feedstock

Journal Article · · Sov. Chem. Ind. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5353302

Naphthalene is produced in the USSR only in the processing of coal tar. Liquid products of pyrolysis of hydrocarbon feedstocks are promising raw materials for its production; the output of these will continuously increase in connection with the startup of large-capacity ethylene plants and the planned use of gas oil as a feedstock for pyrolysis. This will lead to a significant increase of the potential naphthalene concentration in the liquid pyrolysis products. 6-6.5 thousand t naphthalene per year can be extracted on an EP-300 installation in pyrolysis of gasoline, and from 18-24 thousand t per year can be obtained on a facility of the same capacity for ethylene using diesel fuel as the feedstock.

OSTI ID:
5353302
Journal Information:
Sov. Chem. Ind. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Chem. Ind. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 13:9; ISSN SVCIA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English