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

Inventors: Yanfei Gu (Shanghai, CN); Wenqing Peng (Shanghai, CN); Shizong Wang (Shanghai, CN); Chuan Lin (Shanghai, CN); Lawrence Bernard Kool (Clifton Park, NY); Zhaoping Wu (Shanghai, CN); Qijia Fu (Shanghai, CN); Zhigang Deng (Shanghai, CN)

Assignee: General Electric Company

C10B43/14 C10G9/16 C10G2300/1044 C10G2300/1059 C10G2300/807 C10G2400/20

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Patent No.: US 10,407,620
App. No.: 15/805,805
Granted: Sep 10, 2019
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A reactor having an inner surface accessible to the hydrocarbon and providing a sintered product of at least one of cerium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, zirconium oxide, boehmite and silicon dioxide, and a perovskite material of formula A a B b C c D d O 3−δ . 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, wherein A is selected from calcium, strontium, barium, and any combination thereof; B is selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and any combination thereof; C is selected from cerium, zirconium, antimony, praseodymium, titanium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, gallium, tin, terbium and any combination thereof; and D is selected from lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, ferrum, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, yttrium, zirconium, niobium, molybdenum, technetium, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold, gallium, indium, tin, antimony and any combination thereof.

Claims (28)

1. A method for cracking hydrocarbon, comprising:

providing steam and hydrocarbon, wherein said hydrocarbon is an ethane containing feedstock; and

feeding steam and hydrocarbon into a reactor having an inner surface accessible to hydrocarbon, the inner surface comprising a sintered product of a perovskite material of formula AaBbCcDdO3−δ and an inorganic material, 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 said steam and said hydrocarbon at a temperature of from about 480° C. to about 1,000° C. in order to form ethylene,

wherein the perovskite material is selected from SrCeO 3 , SrZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , BaMnO 3 , BaCeO 3 , and BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.5 Y 0.2 O 3 , BaZr 0.1 Ce 0.7 Y 0.2 O 3 , BaZrO 3 , BaZr 0.7 Ce 0.3 O 3 , BaCe 0.5 Zr 0.5 O 3 , BaCe 0.9 Y 0.1 O 3 , BaCe 0.85 Y 0.15 O 3 , and BaCe 0.5 Y 0.2 O 3 .

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sintered product comprises BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 .

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the inorganic material comprises a combination of zirconium oxide and cerium oxide.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the inorganic material comprises a combination of boehmite and cerium oxide.

5. A method for cracking hydrocarbon, comprising:

providing steam and hydrocarbon; and

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;

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the hydrocarbon comprises at least one of ethane, heptane, liquid petroleum gas, naphtha, and gas oil.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the sintered product comprises BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 .

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the inorganic material comprises a combination of zirconium oxide and cerium oxide.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the inorganic material comprises a combination of boehmite and cerium oxide.

Assignments (1)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2021

From: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

To: BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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Priority Claims (1)

CN 201010613288 · Dec 22, 2010 · national

Continuity (2)

Division 13996738

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