ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,688, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to COOLBROOK OY (Helsinki).
"Heat integration in a hydrocarbon processing facility" was invented by Veli Matti Purola (Helsinki).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process is provided for improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in a hydrocarbon processing and/or production facility, through rearrangement of thermal energy distribution within said facility, said facility comprising a cracker unit with at least one apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon containing feed, in presence of a dilution medium, wherein a cracked gaseous effluent exiting the apparatus is instantly cooled...