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Title: Thermal cracking of heavy fraction of hydrocarbon hydrogenate

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6158893

To obtain olefins by the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons, E.G., vacuum gas oil, by hydrogenation and subsequent steam cracking, an intermediate fractionation of the hydrogenate is provided so that the light fraction enriched in branched isomers can be used as fuel and the heavy fraction only is subjected to the steam cracking.

Assignee:
Linde Ag (Germany, Federal Republic Of)
Patent Number(s):
US 4260474
OSTI ID:
6158893
Resource Relation:
Patent Priority Date: Priority date 6 Oct 1978, German, Federal Republic of (F.R. Germany)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English