CPC C10G 69/06 (2013.01) [B01J 19/245 (2013.01); C10G 9/36 (2013.01); C10G 21/003 (2013.01); C10G 45/26 (2013.01); C10G 45/32 (2013.01); C10G 45/44 (2013.01); C10G 47/26 (2013.01); C10G 47/30 (2013.01); C10G 49/02 (2013.01); C10G 49/22 (2013.01); C10G 55/04 (2013.01); C10G 65/12 (2013.01); C10L 1/08 (2013.01); B01D 3/06 (2013.01); B01D 19/0057 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0004 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1044 (2013.01); C10G 2300/1048 (2013.01); C10G 2300/202 (2013.01); C10G 2300/205 (2013.01); C10G 2300/206 (2013.01); C10G 2300/301 (2013.01); C10G 2300/302 (2013.01); C10G 2300/308 (2013.01); C10G 2300/40 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4006 (2013.01); C10G 2300/4081 (2013.01); C10G 2300/807 (2013.01); C10G 2400/20 (2013.01); C10G 2400/22 (2013.01); C10G 2400/30 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A process for steam cracking a whole crude or a portion thereof to produce olefins and/or aromatics, the process comprising:
contacting a whole crude with steam to volatilize a portion of the whole crude, wherein the contacting of the whole crude and steam forms hydrocarbon droplets having a D10 of greater than about 30 microns;
recovering a vapor phase comprising volatilized hydrocarbons and steam and a liquid phase comprising unvaporized hydrocarbons;
feeding the vapor phase to a steam pyrolysis reactor to convert at least a portion of the hydrocarbons therein to olefins and/or aromatics.
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