Processes for controlling the flowrate of and recovering energy from a gas stream in a processing unit are described. One process comprises directing a portion of the gas stream through one or more variable-resistance power-recovery turbines to control the flowrate of the gas stream and generate electric power therefrom; and controlling the pressure and temperature of the gas stream so that the gas exiting the power-recovery turbine remains in the gas phase.

Processes for controlling the flowrate of and recovering energy from a gas stream in a processing unit are described. One process comprises directing a portion of the gas stream through one or more variable-resistance power-recovery turbines to control the flowrate of the gas stream and generate electric power therefrom; and controlling the pressure and temperature of the gas stream so that the gas exiting the power-recovery turbine remains in the gas phase.

Disclosed are a method and apparatus of predicting properties of feed and products in a reformer. The method of predicting properties of feed and products in a reformer includes training a first predictive model for predicting the properties of feed in the reformer and a second predictive model for predicting the properties of products in the reformer; predicting the properties of feed being currently supplied to the reactor in real time by allowing a first prediction unit including the trained first prediction model to receive a current operating condition of the reactor in the reformer; and predicting the properties of products being produced in the reactor in real time by allowing a second prediction unit including the trained second prediction model to receive the current operating condition and the predicted properties of feed.

Disclosed are a method and apparatus of predicting properties of feed and products in a reformer. The method of predicting properties of feed and products in a reformer includes training a first predictive model for predicting the properties of feed in the reformer and a second predictive model for predicting the properties of products in the reformer; predicting the properties of feed being currently supplied to the reactor in real time by allowing a first prediction unit including the trained first prediction model to receive a current operating condition of the reactor in the reformer; and predicting the properties of products being produced in the reactor in real time by allowing a second prediction unit including the trained second prediction model to receive the current operating condition and the predicted properties of feed.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for refining pyrolysis oil in which a dechlorination reaction is performed under a first hydrotreating catalyst. Hydrogen chloride as a by-product is removed, and then a denitrification reaction is performed under a second hydrotreating catalyst, thereby preventing production of an ammonium salt (NH.sub.4Cl), and providing refined oil. It is excellent in prevention of corrosion of a reactor, improvement of durability, occurrence of differential pressure, process efficiency, has very low contents of impurities such as chlorine, nitrogen, and metal and olefin, and has excellent quality.

Provided are an apparatus and a method for refining pyrolysis oil in which a dechlorination reaction is performed under a first hydrotreating catalyst. Hydrogen chloride as a by-product is removed, and then a denitrification reaction is performed under a second hydrotreating catalyst, thereby preventing production of an ammonium salt (NH.sub.4Cl), and providing refined oil. It is excellent in prevention of corrosion of a reactor, improvement of durability, occurrence of differential pressure, process efficiency, has very low contents of impurities such as chlorine, nitrogen, and metal and olefin, and has excellent quality.

The present invention provides a multistage single reactor system for hydroprocessing and a process of carrying out multistage hydroprocessing in the said reactor assembly consisting of, a fixed bed solid catalyst system, a feed injection system enabling axial flow of hydrogen saturated hydrocarbon feed, a hydrogen dispensing system inside the reactor enabling minimum required hydrogen flow in cross-flow pattern, also using multitudes of integrated separation and withdrawal limbs for continuous staging. The innovative reactor disclosed in the present invention enables continuous separation and withdrawal of gaseous products along the reactor length by means of combined horizontal reactor orientation and vertical separation limbs provided at the top of the horizontally oriented reactor. The advantage of the reactor assembly includes effective heat sink of exothermic reactions and lower severity of operation due to removal of inhibitory gaseous products.

The present invention provides a multistage single reactor system for hydroprocessing and a process of carrying out multistage hydroprocessing in the said reactor assembly consisting of, a fixed bed solid catalyst system, a feed injection system enabling axial flow of hydrogen saturated hydrocarbon feed, a hydrogen dispensing system inside the reactor enabling minimum required hydrogen flow in cross-flow pattern, also using multitudes of integrated separation and withdrawal limbs for continuous staging. The innovative reactor disclosed in the present invention enables continuous separation and withdrawal of gaseous products along the reactor length by means of combined horizontal reactor orientation and vertical separation limbs provided at the top of the horizontally oriented reactor. The advantage of the reactor assembly includes effective heat sink of exothermic reactions and lower severity of operation due to removal of inhibitory gaseous products.

A method and apparatus for refining waste plastic pyrolysis oil has an effect of converting the waste plastic pyrolysis oil into high value-added hydrocarbon oil having a high content of naphtha and kerosene, lowering a content of impurities such as chlorine, nitrogen, oxygen, and metals of the hydrocarbon oil, operating under milder process conditions, having excellent process efficiency, and having high process stability to be able to continuously produce refined oil.

A method and apparatus for refining waste plastic pyrolysis oil has an effect of converting the waste plastic pyrolysis oil into high value-added hydrocarbon oil having a high content of naphtha and kerosene, lowering a content of impurities such as chlorine, nitrogen, oxygen, and metal of the hydrocarbon oil, operating under milder process conditions, having excellent process efficiency, and having high process stability to be able to continuously produce refined oil.