Inventors:
Benjamin V. Pano - Watertown MA
Sharad S. Gandbhir - Newton MA
Assignee:
Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation - Boston MA
International Classification:
F25B 1500
C07C 300
C07C 500
C07C 1102
Abstract:
A process for the production of ethylene wherein low-level waste heat released during ethylene production is utilized in an ammonia absorption refrigeration system to generate a refrigerant, which refrigerant is used for cooling various process streams thereby reducing the energy requirements of the process.