Patent ID: 8840846
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: C10G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first channel adapted to receive a feedstock stream comprising a feedstock, bring the same in contact with an adsorbent flow comprising an adsorbent and produce a treated intermediate, contacting of the feedstock steam with the adsorbent flow resulting in removal of contaminants from the feedstock stream via thermal cracking of the feedstock; an adsorbent separating region in fluid flow communication with the first channel for receiving the treated intermediate and removing the adsorbent from the treated intermediate to form a treated intermediate stream; a second channel being in fluid flow communication with the adsorbent separating region for receiving the treated intermediate stream, bring the same in contact with a catalyst flow comprising a catalyst and produce a cracking yield, contacting of the feedstock steam with the catalyst flow resulting in catalytic cracking of the intermediate stream; and a catalyst separating region being in fluid flow communication with the second channel for receiving the cracked yield and removing the catalyst from the treated cracked yield; the adsorbent separating region, the second channel and the catalyst separating region being defined within a separator-reactor vessel with the adsorbent separating region and the catalyst separating region being separated from each other by a physical partition disposed within the separator-reactor vessel.