A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons
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 ole...
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| author | Zahra Gholami Fatemeh Gholami Zdeněk Tišler Mohammadtaghi Vakili |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-4c5848caf6c64f2da2812d1802127dc72023-11-23T02:24:03ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-12-011423819010.3390/en14238190A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of HydrocarbonsZahra Gholami0Fatemeh Gholami1Zdeněk Tišler2Mohammadtaghi Vakili3ORLEN UniCRE a.s., Revoluční 1521/84, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicNew Technologies—Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, 301 00 Plzeň, Czech RepublicORLEN UniCRE a.s., Revoluční 1521/84, 400 01 Ústí nad Labem, Czech RepublicGreen Intelligence Environmental School, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, ChinaLight 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/8190olefin productionsteam crackingcracking furnaceethylenepropylenebutenes |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Gholami Fatemeh Gholami Zdeněk Tišler Mohammadtaghi Vakili A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons Energies olefin production steam cracking cracking furnace ethylene propylene butenes |
| title | A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons |
| title_full | A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons |
| title_fullStr | A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons |
| title_short | A Review on the Production of Light Olefins Using Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbons |
| title_sort | review on the production of light olefins using steam cracking of hydrocarbons |
| topic | olefin production steam cracking cracking furnace ethylene propylene butenes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/23/8190 |
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