Non-condensable gas is used as an alternate to steam at hydrocarbon processing facilities removing any steam requirements thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving profitability through capital and operating cost reductions. The non-condensable gas serves at least two functions sequentially in heavy hydrocarbon processing; firstly, providing the non-condensable gas as a stripping medium to evolve lighter hydrocarbons from the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock followed by secondly directing the same non-condensable gas and any evolved non-condensable gas at operating conditions for use as at least one of heat through combustion or power through electricity generation.

A process for producing ethylene comprising introducing fuel, ethane/higher hydrocarbons, oxygen, steam to annular jet vortex chamber having combustion upstream of cracking to provide swirling fluid flow pattern producing cracking product (ethylene, acetylene, ethane, methane, 10-60 wt. % water, CO.sub.2, CO, hydrogen, oxygenates) having first temperature; cooling cracking product with residence <2,000 milliseconds yielding first cooled product having second temperature lowered by ?30? C.; cooling first cooled product yielding second cooled product having third temperature lowered by ?300? C. and heated heat exchange medium; separating second cooled product into removed water (water, oxygenates), and cracked gas (ethylene, acetylene, ethane, methane, CO.sub.2, CO, hydrogen) introduced to continuous regeneration CO.sub.2 removal unit producing CO.sub.2-lean gas having at least 10? less CO.sub.2; introducing CO.sub.2-lean gas to once-through CO.sub.2 removal unit producing CO.sub.2-depleted gas (ethylene, acetylene, ethane, methane, CO, hydrogen); separating CO.sub.2-depleted gas into ethylene, ethane, tail gas (methane, CO, hydrogen).

A systems and method for production of acetylene by pyrolysing a feedstock through combustion products are disclosed. The system comprises: a combustion chamber having a chamber structure including sidewalls; a first stage having one or more first inlets, the one or more first inlets having one or more first inlet directions incident to respective areas of the sidewalls at one or more first inlet angles, the one or more first inlets configured to provide fluid for combustion in the combustion chamber, the first stage producing one or more of an axial jet and a radial jet within the combustion chamber; a second stage having one or more second inlets, the one or more second inlets having one or more second inlet directions incident to respective areas of the sidewalls at one or more second inlet angles, the one or more second inlets configured to provide fluid for combustion in the combustion chamber, the second stage producing a radial jet within the combustion chamber; and a process feed for providing a feedstock acted upon by the combustion within the combustion chamber, wherein a firing rate of about 30 MMBtu/h to about 1000 MMBtu/h is exhibited in the combustion chamber.

A systems and method for production of acetylene by pyrolysing a feedstock through combustion products are disclosed. The system comprises: a combustion chamber having a chamber structure including sidewalls; a first stage having one or more first inlets, the one or more first inlets having one or more first inlet directions incident to respective areas of the sidewalls at one or more first inlet angles, the one or more first inlets configured to provide fluid for combustion in the combustion chamber, the first stage producing one or more of an axial jet and a radial jet within the combustion chamber; a second stage having one or more second inlets, the one or more second inlets having one or more second inlet directions incident to respective areas of the sidewalls at one or more second inlet angles, the one or more second inlets configured to provide fluid for combustion in the combustion chamber, the second stage producing a radial jet within the combustion chamber; and a process feed for providing a feedstock acted upon by the combustion within the combustion chamber, wherein a firing rate of about 30 MMBtu/h to about 1000 MMBtu/h is exhibited in the combustion chamber.

A system is provided that enables a continuous process that involves the introduction of particles into a reactor drum having a low oxygen environment. Heavy hydrocarbons are boiled off of the particles during the heating of the particles. The boiled off heavy hydrocarbons mix with a heated gas stream that heats the particles within the reactor drum. The heated gas stream (with the boiled off heavy hydrocarbons) exit the drum and are recirculated back to a heat source for reheating the gas stream prior to reentering the reactor drum. Repeated exposure to the elevated temperatures within the reactor drum cracks the heavy hydrocarbons into lighter hydrocarbons. The lighter hydrocarbons may then be separated out of the heated gas stream and collected for sale or use.

A system is provided that enables a continuous process that involves the introduction of particles into a reactor drum having a low oxygen environment. Heavy hydrocarbons are boiled off of the particles during the heating of the particles. The boiled off heavy hydrocarbons mix with a heated gas stream that heats the particles within the reactor drum. The heated gas stream (with the boiled off heavy hydrocarbons) exit the drum and are recirculated back to a heat source for reheating the gas stream prior to reentering the reactor drum. Repeated exposure to the elevated temperatures within the reactor drum cracks the heavy hydrocarbons into lighter hydrocarbons. The lighter hydrocarbons may then be separated out of the heated gas stream and collected for sale or use.

Non-condensable gas is used as an alternate to steam at hydrocarbon processing facilities removing any steam requirements thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving profitability through capital and operating cost reductions. The non-condensable gas serves at least two functions sequentially in heavy hydrocarbon processing; firstly, providing the non-condensable gas as a stripping medium to evolve lighter hydrocarbons from the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock followed by secondly directing the same non-condensable gas and any evolved non-condensable gas at operating conditions for use as at least one of heat through combustion or power through electricity generation.

Disclosed herein are processes, apparatuses, and systems for producing chemicals. One system may comprise a wall defining a chamber; a plurality of burners configured in an arrangement within the chamber, wherein each of the burners is supplied with a material and facilitates combustion of the material, and wherein the arrangement defines an inner volume disposed radially inwardly relative thereto; and an injector disposed within the inner volume and configured to introduce a feedstock into the chamber, wherein the plurality of burners provide thermal energy to facilitate thermal pyrolysis of the feedstock.

The present invention relates to decreasing the amount of diluent needed to convert a heavy oil to a bitumen product that can be transported by pipeline. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for partially upgrading heavy oil into a lower viscosity bitumen product.

The present invention relates to decreasing the amount of diluent needed to convert a heavy oil to a bitumen product that can be transported by pipeline. More specifically, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for partially upgrading heavy oil into a lower viscosity bitumen product.