Patent ID: 9731270
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B01J,C10G,C10L

Claim:
1. A process for converting ethane comprising: directing a gaseous stream from a gas well into a fractionator; fractionating the gaseous stream to produce a post-fractionator ethane stream that comprises about 70 percent ethane; directing the post-fractionator ethane stream directly into a thermal activation unit; heating and raising the temperature of the post-fractionator ethane stream within the thermal activation unit and creating an activated ethane stream; directing the activated ethane stream into a quench tower to create a quenched stream comprising from 30 wt. percent to 80 wt. percent ethylene; directing the quenched stream into a conversion unit; utilizing a catalyst within the conversion unit to convert the quenched stream to a mixed product stream containing hydrogen and C directing the mixed product stream into a first separation unit to form a stream of C