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Patented Dec. 13, 1960
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polymerization and to improve polymerization catalyst
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rdug.
This steam cracking process served the art 35 polymerization feed. More particularly it has been
found that a surprising improvement in resin production
stitute the most economic outlet for light virgin naphtha
is obtained if the boiling range of the steam cracked
streams and as long as there was a su?icient supply of fraction used as resin polymerization feed is such that it
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tillates to be used economically as a feed for steam 40 light virgin naphtha used as steam cracking weed.
cracking.
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quite high in relation to gasoline. As a result, situations 45 which normally present C4 and C5 hydrocarbons, i.e.,
have developed where the supply of light naphtha exceeds
materials boiling below 120 F., have been excluded,
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TABLE II
0 -220
Cir-220
Ora-250
45. 0
11. 1
45.0
11.1
45. 0
12. 4
2.1
TABLE _1
Ca and Lighter,_-,_-,,_-,_T-_i->_,._
__________________________________ __
0.5
n-Pentane
2.0
________________________________ __
.Cyclopentane
Branched
_____________________________ __
15
05 and Heavier ___________________ __
0.5
0. 7
1. 5
13.0
6. 4
6. 6
0. 9
2. 0
2. 5
1. 2
2. 1
2. 9
1. 3
3. 3
4.1
43. 9
43. 9
40. 6
5F
__ ______________________ __
4.0
1.5
8.5
Cyclohexane
______________________________ __
4.0
10.0
2.5
Dimethylcyclopentanes
_____________________ __
3.0
2,2,4-trimethylpentane ______________________ __
0.5
Methyl
n-Heptane
________________________________ __ 21.5
Methylcyclohexa-ne _________________________ __
4.5
Toluene
2.0
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p.s.i,.a. An increase is hydrocaron partial pressure tends 50 120 F. or higher, is ?nally treated with aluminum chlo
to reduce operating costs, but this advantage tends to be
aromatics content; however, the yield of the naphtha 65 be effected by adding 1% powdered AlC13 to the fraction
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cations.
Referring to the steam cracked product of Run 2 above,
the C5 fraction freed of cyclopentadienes and boiling be
Preparation 0] resins
Polymerization Run No ______ __
Feed to Polymerization:
Type of Cut ______________ _- Total G5+___ Total 05+... 05 (ex CPD). C5-C5 (6X
Boiling Range. F
59-330
<5 ________ -_
<7 ________ _.
23.4__-_.___.
__________ ._
2 __________ __
2 __________ __
Derived
from
Cracking
_ 59-330
59-192
Run No.
Resin Yield:
CPD).
59-158.
>10.
4.
6 __________ __
8 __________ __
37 ......... ._
30.
2.8 ________ ..
3.8 ________ __
2.0 ........ ..
5. L
. _ -_
98 _________ _.
115 ________ -.
70 _________ -_
Color ___________________ ._
Dark Brown
87.
Pa] 9 Yellow.
merizntion.
Percent on Feed to Crack-
ng.
Resin Properties:
Softening Point, C _ _
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fraction containing about 10 to 30 weight percent di
minum chloride from the polymerized hydrocarbons, and 25 cent of aluminum chloride, maintaining the mixture in
liquid phase at 75 to 110 F. until the unsaturates are
distilling volatile hydrocarbons ,from the resin product.
cracked polymerizable fraction is a C5 fraction boiling
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temperature between 1200 and 1500 F. :and apressure
of between about 6 to 2-5 p.s.i.g. and at a rate allowing .40 2,750,359
1938
1942
1955
1955
Nelson et al. __________ __ Feb. 7, 1956
Hammer et al _________ ._ June 12, 1956
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