Patent ID: 11932816
Assignee: EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC B  C

Claim 11:
12. The process of claim 11, further comprising:
introducing a second quench liquid into a second inlet of the centrifugal separator, wherein the second quench liquid comprises one or more of a second steam cracker naphtha, a second steam cracker gas oil, and a second steam cracker quench oil;
introducing a recycle portion of the centrifugal separator bottoms tangentially onto a frustoconical inner wall of the centrifugal separator through a recycle fluid inlet of the centrifugal separator, wherein the frustoconical inner wall is at an angle of about 45° to about 80° with respect to a base of the frustoconical inner wall; and
recovering the vapor product from a second outlet of the centrifugal separator, wherein the first inlet is located between the second outlet and the recycle fluid inlet, and wherein the second inlet is located between the first outlet and the recycle fluid inlet.