Patent ID: 11920078
Assignee: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  B | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. A process for producing olefins, the process comprising:
dehydrogenating a first alkane in a first reactor to produce a first effluent comprising at least one of a first n-olefin or a first diolefin;
removing the first effluent from the first reactor; and
regenerating the first reactor,
wherein the first reactor comprises a fixed bed reaction zone containing first dehydrogenation catalyst particles disposed around sealed containers housing a first phase change material, wherein the sealed containers comprise sealed tubes that are spaced apart and arranged in a grid pattern within the fixed bed reaction zone; and
wherein the dehydrogenation of the first alkane results in the temperature of the first phase change material to drop such that the first phase change material undergoes a phase transition.