George J Balinsky

US Patent:

7193123, Mar 20, 2007

Filed:

May 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/134148

Inventors:

Richard C. Stell - Houston TX, US
Jennifer L. Bancroft - Houston TX, US
Arthur R. DiNicolantonio - Seabrook TX, US
Subramanian Annamalai - Houston TX, US
James N. McCoy - Houston TX, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US
George Stephens - Humble TX, US
John R. Messinger - Kingwood TX, US
James Mitchell Frye - Houston TX, US
Nick G. Vidonic - Seabrook TX, US
George J. Balinsky - Kingwood TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C07C 4/04
C07C 4/02

US Classification:

585652, 585658

Abstract:

A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase, separating and cracking the vapor phase, and cooling the product effluent. The process comprises at least two of the following conditions: (1) maintaining the bottoms under conditions to effect at least partial visbreaking; (2) reducing or eliminating partial vapor condensation during flashing by adding a heated vaporous diluent to dilute and superheat the vapor; (3) partially condensing the vapor within said flash/separation vessel by contacting with a condenser; (4) decoking internal surfaces and associated piping of the flash/separation vessel with air and steam; (5) utilizing a flash/separation vessel having an annular, inverted L-shaped baffle; and (6) regulating temperature in furnace tube banks used for heating by utilizing a desuperheater and/or an economizer. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.

US Patent:

7220887, May 22, 2007

Filed:

May 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/851486

Inventors:

Richard C. Stell - Houston TX, US
George J. Balinsky - Kingwood TX, US
James N. McCoy - Houston TX, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

C07C 4/04

US Classification:

585647, 585652

Abstract:

A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase, separating and cracking the vapor phase, and cooling the product effluent, wherein the bottoms are maintained under conditions to effect at least partial visbreaking. The visbroken bottoms may be steam stripped to recover the visbroken molecules while avoiding entrainment of the bottoms liquid. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.

US Patent:

7553460, Jun 30, 2009

Filed:

Mar 2, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/713505

Inventors:

Richard C. Stell - Houston TX, US
Jennifer L. Bancroft - Houston TX, US
Arthur R. Dinicolantonio - Seabrook TX, US
Subramanian Annamalai - Houston TX, US
James N. McCoy - Houston TX, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US
George Stephens - Humble TX, US
John R. Messinger - Kingwood TX, US
James Mitchell Frye - Houston TX, US
Nick G. Vidonic - Seabrook TX, US
George J. Balinsky - Kingwood TX, US

Assignee:

Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B01J 10/00
B01J 23/90
B01J 19/00

US Classification:

422188, 422189, 422193, 422194, 422200, 422223, 422224, 208130, 585648

Abstract:

A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase, separating and cracking the vapor phase, and cooling the product effluent. The process comprises at least two of the following conditions: (1) maintaining the bottoms under conditions to effect at least partial visbreaking; (2) reducing or eliminating partial vapor condensation during flashing by adding a heated vaporous diluent to dilute and superheat the vapor; (3) partially condensing the vapor within said flash/separation vessel by contacting with a condenser; (4) decoking internal surfaces and associated piping of the flash/separation vessel with air and steam; (5) utilizing a flash/separation vessel having an annular, inverted L-shaped baffle; and (6) regulating temperature in furnace tube banks used for heating by utilizing a desuperheater and/or an economizer. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.

US Patent:

7588737, Sep 15, 2009

Filed:

Sep 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/522137

Inventors:

Richard C. Stell - Houston TX, US
George J. Balinsky - Kingwood TX, US
James N. McCoy - Houston TX, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B01J 10/00
C07C 4/02

US Classification:

422188, 422187, 585648

Abstract:

A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase, separating and cracking the vapor phase, and cooling the product effluent, wherein the bottoms are maintained under conditions to effect at least partial visbreaking. The visbroken bottoms may be steam stripped to recover the visbroken molecules while avoiding entrainment of the bottoms liquid. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.

US Patent:

7993435, Aug 9, 2011

Filed:

Sep 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/521961

Inventors:

Richard C. Stell - Houston TX, US
George J. Balinsky - Kingwood TX, US
James N. McCoy - Houston TX, US
Paul F. Keusenkothen - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. - Houston TX

International Classification:

B01D 47/00
B01D 3/00
B01D 3/06
B01D 3/08
B01D 3/10
B01D 3/28
B01D 3/34
B01D 3/38
C10G 7/00
C10G 7/02
F28C 3/06

US Classification:

96293, 208347, 208348, 208349, 208350, 208351, 208352, 208353, 208354, 208355, 208356, 208357, 208358, 208359, 208360, 208361, 208362, 208363, 208364, 208365, 208366, 208367, 208368, 208369, 261158

Abstract:

A process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid comprising: heating the feedstock, mixing the heated feedstock with a fluid and/or a primary dilution steam stream to form a mixture, flashing the mixture to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase which collect as bottoms and removing the liquid phase, separating and cracking the vapor phase, and cooling the product effluent, wherein the bottoms are maintained under conditions to effect at least partial visbreaking. The visbroken bottoms may be steam stripped to recover the visbroken molecules while avoiding entrainment of the bottoms liquid. An apparatus for carrying out the process is also provided.

US Patent:

46054901, Aug 12, 1986

Filed:

Oct 5, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/658376

Inventors:

George J. Balinsky - Randolph NJ
Omer Biceroglu - Sarnia, CA
Joe S. Lin - Torrance CA

Assignee:

Exxon Research and Engineering Co. - Florham Park NJ

International Classification:

C10G 4500
C10G 4554
C07C 510

US Classification:

208143

Abstract:

A noble metal-containing zeolitic catalyst having cracking activity and hydrogenation activity is pretreated by contacting the catalyst with a nitrogen-containing compound to decrease the cracking activity of the catalyst followed by treatment with hydrogen to recover the hydrogenation activity of the catalyst. The pretreated catalyst is used in a process for the hydrogenation of aromatic hydrocarbons.

US Patent:

43198937, Mar 16, 1982

Filed:

Sep 2, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/183379

Inventors:

Walter H. Hatch - Summit NJ
George J. Balinsky - Baton Rouge LA
Steve Ackerman - Randolph NJ

Assignee:

Exxon Research & Engineering Co. - Florham Park NJ

International Classification:

B01D 5319

US Classification:

55 60

Abstract:

An adsorption process for the recovery of hydrogen from a feed gas or vapor which contains hydrogen in admixture with one or more hydrocarbon components, alone or in admixture with non-hydrocarbon components. Particulate adsorbent solids are provided with a magnetizable component, or components, and circulated between an adsorption zone in which hydrogen is concentrated in the off gas by contact of the adsorbent solids with the feed, and hydrogen recovered, and a desorption zone in which the exhausted solids are regenerated. Within the adsorption zone the feed is countercurrently contacted with the solids at relatively low temperature to selectively adsorb hydrocarbon, and perhaps other non-hydrogen components. The solids are formed into a moving, fluidized bed, and magnetically stabilized to suppress gross solids circulation while hydrocarbons are adsorbed from the feed. Occluded hydrogen is subsequently displaced from the particulate adsorbent solids with hydrocarbons, and the hydrocarbon enriched particulate adsorbent solids are then transported to the desorption zone.