Thermal/catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons for the production of olefins: A state-of-the-art review I: Thermal cracking review

SM Sadrameli - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
Light olefins are one of the main raw materials for the petrochemical industry. They are
mainly produced by steam cracking of hydrocarbons from ethane to gasoil. The pyrolysis …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the production of light olefins using steam cracking of hydrocarbons

Z Gholami, F Gholami, Z Tišler, M Vakili - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Light olefins are the main building blocks used in the petrochemical and chemical industries
for the production of different components such as polymers, synthetic fibers, rubbers, and …

Thermal/catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons for the production of olefins; a state-of-the-art review III: Process modeling and simulation

M Fakhroleslam, SM Sadrameli - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethylene and propylene are among the light olefins which are the main building blocks in
the petrochemical and chemical industry. They are produced from thermal/catalytic cracking …

Evaluation of retrofitting of an industrial steam cracking furnace by means of CFD simulations

JG Rebordinos, C Herce, A González-Espinosa… - Applied Thermal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Ethylene is one of the most important building blocks of current chemical industry with a
global production of 150 million tonnes in 2016. Most ethylene nowadays is produced via …

[HTML][HTML] Two-step conversion of waste plastic into light olefins and aromatics on metal-free carbon felt catalyst under radiofrequency heating

C Duong-Viet, L Truong-Phuoc, JM Nhut… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic waste represents the most serious global problem for ecosystem and environmental
balance, which urges the development of new recycling process for the improvement of …

Droplet–wall interaction upon impingement of heavy hydrocarbon droplets on a heated wall

AV Mahulkar, GB Marin, GJ Heynderickx - Chemical Engineering Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Regime maps that predict the heavy hydrocarbon droplet impingement behavior on a
heated wall (Weber number of the impinging droplet v/s wall temperature) are constructed …

Determining the fouling tendency of different feedstocks in the Fouling Assessment Setup

L dos S. Vargette, ND Ristic, M Geerts… - Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Springer
The use of heavier feedstocks, or even the possibility of direct conversion of crude oil into
chemicals has created new challenges for the steam cracking process, as severe fouling in …

Impact of heat exchanger fouling in bioethanol plants

C Prieto, E Diaz-Bejarano, M Martin, F Coletti - … Engineering Research and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Bioethanol plays a major role in improving the sustainability of a carbon-intensive sector
such as transportation. With a pressing need in the industry to reduce carbon intensity of the …

Coupled simulation of convection section with dual stage steam feed mixing of an industrial ethylene cracking furnace

G Hu, B Yuan, L Zhang, J Li, W Du, F Qian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
A complete coupled simulation of the convection chamber and tubes with dual stage steam
feed mixing of an industrial ethylene cracking furnace has been carried out with the …

Analytical models for heat transfer in the tube bundle of convection section in a steam cracking furnace

B Yuan, Y Zhang, G Hu, W Zhong, F Qian - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In steam cracking furnaces, about 45% of the heat released from fuel combustion is
recovered by preheating cracking feedstock and high pressure steam. This is achieved …