ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,295, issued on May 12, was assigned to ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. (Baytown, Texas).
"Hydrocarbon pyrolysis with less exhaust emission" was invented by Mark A. Rooney (Pasadena, Texas) and Thomas T. Hirst (Houston).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes, systems, and apparatus are provided for using a common working fluid for one or more turbines for processing a process gas and for the furnace for the pyrolysis process used to produce the process gas. The turbine(s) are operated based on a modified Allam cycle to produce power for operating one or more compressors and/or refrigerators involved in processing of the process gas w...