Patent ID: 9499747
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: B01J,C04B,C07C,C10G

Claim Text:
1. A method of inhibiting coke deposit formation in a hydrocarbon cracking reactor having an inner surface accessible to said hydrocarbon and wherein a hydrocarbon comprising ethane is cracked in the presence of steam at a temperature of about 480° C. to about 870° C. to form ethylene, said inner surface comprising a perovskite material selected from the group consisting of BaZr 0.3 Ce 0.7 O 3 , BaZr 0.7 Ce 0.3 O 3 , and BaCe 0.5 Zr 0.5 O 3 and combinations thereof whereby said perovskite gasifies said coke to produce CO, CO 2 , and hydrogen.