US20050038304A1: Integrating a methanol to olefin reaction system with a steam cracking

system

PUB. DATE: Feb. 17, 2005

KEY OF INVENTION
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Steam cracking system

Integrated system for producing ethylene and propylene from an oxygenate to olefin
(OTO) reaction system and a steam cracking system
oxygenate to olefin (OTO) reaction process

STRONG POINT
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increasing ethylene and propylene capacity whereas the same amount of undesirable
product comparing with conventional steam cracking process (fast pyrolysis)
This process can reduce the amount of air pollutants produced per pound of ethylene
and propylene in a steam cracking system.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Methanol is a particularly preferred oxygenate for the synthesis of ethylene and/or propylene. An
oxygenate contacts a molecular sieve catalyst composition under the conditions effective to
convert at least a portion of oxygenate to light olefins.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a stream cracking system;
FIG. 2 illustrates an oxygenate to olefin reaction system;
FIG. 3 illustrates an integrated steam cracking and oxygenate to olefin reaction system, wherein
the integrated system shares a quench unit, a compression unit, and one or more separation units;
FIG. 4 illustrates an integrated steam cracking system and oxygenate to olefin reaction system,
wherein the integrated system shares a compression unit and one or more separation units; and
FIG. 5 illustrates an integrated steam cracking system and oxygenate to olefin reaction system,
wherein the integrated system shares one or more separation units.

1. Oxygenate to olefin reaction system (OTO)

200 = generally designated reaction system

249 = oxygenate containing feedstock
250 = OTO reaction unit
251 = light olefins-containing stream
252 = quench unit
253 = quench bottoms stream
254 = quench overhead stream
255 = pumparound stream
256 = heat exchangers
257 = cooled pumparound stream
258 = compression stage
259 = compressor
260 = compressed stream
261 = heat exchanger

262 = cooled compressed stream

263 = knockout drum
264 = vapor stream
265 = condensate stream
266 = CO2 depleted stream
267 = spent caustic stream
268 = pumparound streams
269 = caustic stream
271 = drying unit
272 = dry stream
273 = separation system
274 = ethylene-containing stream
275 = propylene-containing stream
276 = caustic wash unit

1.1 Detailed process design

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Catalyst = Silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) molecular sieve catalysts which highly

selective in the formation of ethylene and propylene

Feedstocks = (1) The aliphatic moiety of the aliphatic-containing compounds

typically contains from 1 to about 50 carbon atoms, preferably from 1 to 20 carbon
atoms, more preferably from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and most preferably from 1 to 4
carbon atoms; (2) aliphatic-containing compounds; (3) alkyl-mercaptans; (4) alkylsulfides; (5) methyl sulfide; (6) alkyl-amines; (7) alkyl-ethers; (8) alkyl-halides; (9)
alkyl ketones; (10) alkyl-aldehydes; (11) various acids such as acetic acid.

Reaction = a catalytic fluidized bed process (includes a turbulent bed process)