Upgrading Residue by Carbon Rejection in a Fluidized-Bed Reactor and Its Multiple Lump Kinetic Model

Pretreating inferior residues to provide feedstock with trace metals and a few asphaltenes for downstream processes is important for refineries to process heavier crude oils. Toward this end, the upgrading of vacuum residue (VR) over special catalysts designed for decarbonization and demetalization...

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Published in:Industrial & engineering chemistry research 2011-11, Vol.50 (22), p.12501-12511
Main Authors: Wang, Hong-liang, Wang, Gang, Shen, Bao-jian, Xu, Chun-ming, Gao, Jin-sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Asphaltenes
Carbon
Catalysts
Chemical engineering
Exact sciences and technology
Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reaction Engineering
Mathematical models
Reaction kinetics
Reactors
Residues
Upgrading
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Summary:Pretreating inferior residues to provide feedstock with trace metals and a few asphaltenes for downstream processes is important for refineries to process heavier crude oils. Toward this end, the upgrading of vacuum residue (VR) over special catalysts designed for decarbonization and demetalization was investigated in a fluidized-bed reactor. The effects of operating parameters such as reaction temperature, catalyst-to-oil ratio, and weight hourly space velocity on product distribution and removals of contaminants were determined. The experimental results demonstrate that low cracking severity is favorable for obtaining the maximum liquid yield, giving rates of removal for metals, Conradson carbon residue, and asphaltenes for residue of more than 98%, 85%, and 97% respectively. In addition, a seven-lump kinetic model with a detailed product distribution was developed to describe reaction behaviors of VR upgrading. Rate constants and apparent activation energies were estimated with the improved Marquardt method. The effect tests show that the kinetic model can predict the product yields very well.
ISSN:0888-5885
1520-5045
DOI:10.1021/ie201597y