Method and reactor for cracking hydrocarbon and method for coating the reactor

1. A method, comprising: providing a slurry comprising a perovskite material of formula A a B b C c D d O 3-δ and an inorganic material;

applying the slurry to a surface of a reactor; and sintering the slurry; wherein

the inorganic material comprises at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide;

0<a<1.2, 0≦b≦1.2, 0.9<a+b≦1.2, 0<c<1.2, 0≦d≦1.2, 0.9<c+d≦1.2, −0.5<δ<0.5;

A is selected from calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and any combination thereof;

B is selected from lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and any combination thereof;

C is selected from cerium (Ce), zirconium (Zr), antimony (Sb), praseodymium (Pr), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), ferrum (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gallium (Ga), tin (Sn), terbium (Tb) and any combination thereof; and

D is selected from lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), ferrum (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), gallium (Ga), indium (In), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb) and any combination thereof; said method further comprising heating an ethane containing feedstock in said reactor and in the presence of steam at a temperature of from about 480° C. to about 1,000° C. in order to form ethylene, said slurry inhibiting coke formation on said surface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slurry further comprises at least one of an organic binder, a wetting agent and a solvent.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic material to the perovskite material is from about 0.1:99.9 to about 99.9:0.1.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic material to the perovskite material is from about 1:9 to about 9:1.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic material to the perovskite material is from about 1.5:100 to about 9:10.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a total weight percentage of the inorganic materials and the perovskite material in the slurry is from about 10% to about 90%.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a total weight percentage of the inorganic materials and the perovskite material in the slurry is from about 15% to about 70%.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a total weight percentage of the inorganic materials and the perovskite material in the slurry is from about 30% to about 55%.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slurry is applied to the surface by at least one of sponging, painting, centrifuging, spraying, filling and draining, and dipping.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sintering is at about 1000° C.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the slurry comprises BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 .

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the inorganic material comprises cerium oxide.

13. A method, comprising:

providing a slurry comprising a perovskite material of formula A a B b C c D d O 3-δ and an inorganic material;

applying the slurry to a surface of a reactor; and

sintering the slurry; wherein

the inorganic material comprises at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide;

0<a<1.2, 0≦b≦1.2, 0.9<a+b≦1.2, 0<c<1.2, 0≦d≦1.2, 0.9<c+d≦1.2, −0.5<δ<0.5;

A is selected from calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), and any combination thereof;

B is selected from lithium (Li), sodium (Na), potassium (K), rubidium (Rb), and any combination thereof;

C is selected from cerium (Ce), zirconium (Zr), antimony (Sb), praseodymium (Pr), titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), ferrum (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), gallium (Ga), tin (Sn), terbium (Tb) and any combination thereof; and

D is selected from lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), ferrum (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), yttrium (Y), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), palladium (Pd), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), hafnium (Hf), tantalum (Ta), tungsten (W), rhenium (Re)C, osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), gold (Au), gallium (Ga), indium (In), tin (Sn), antimony (Sb) and any combination thereof;

the slurry comprising a member selected from the group consisting of:

(i) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , cerium oxide, glyceral, polyvinyl alcohol, and water;

(ii) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , boehmite, glycerol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene glycol octylphenol ether and water;

(iii) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , zinc oxide, glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol;

(iv) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , zirconium oxide, glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol;

(v) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , zirconium oxide, cerium oxide, glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol;

(vi) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , boehmite, cerium oxide, glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol;

(vii) BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , silicon dioxide, glycerol and polyvinyl alcohol.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (i).

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry (ii).

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (iii).

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (iv).

18. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (v).

19. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (vi).

20. The method of claim 13 wherein the slurry is (vii).