Patent ID: 7846322

Claim:
An integrated naphtha cracker and naphtha reformer system comprising: a. a naphtha supply conduit adapted to supply naphtha feedstock; b. a membrane separator having at least one inlet and containing a selectively permeable membrane having a permeate side and a retentate side, said membrane having a C 6 Permeate Flow Index of at least 0.01 and a C 6 Permeate Flow Ratio of at least 1.25:1, said membrane separator adapted to provide a permeate on the permeate side that is enriched in normal paraffins as compared to the naphtha feedstock; c. a naphtha cracker adapted to produce olefin in fluid communication with the permeate side of the membrane; and d. a naphtha reformer adapted to provide a reformate in fluid communication with the retentate side of the membrane.