摘要:
A process for demetallizing metals contaminated FCC catalyst in an FCC regenerator. A metals getter additive, with higher settling velocity, is added to the regenerator, to remove metals from FCC catalyst by solid-solid interaction. The FCC catalyst forms a light, discrete, dense phase fluidized bed on top of a fluidized bed of additive. FCC catalyst is recycled to the cracking reactor from the top fluidized bed, while additive can be withdrawn from the lower fluidized bed for disposal or for metals recovery and recycle. Additive can be optimized for metals removal and will not dilute the cracking catalyst in the FCC reactor.
摘要:
A method and apparatus are disclosed to reduce the amount of unstripped hydrocarbon flowing to the regenerator in a riser reactor FCC unit. The catalyst stripper section is heated by indirect heat exchange with a mixture of hot regenerator flue gas and regenerated catalyst. In the preferred embodiment, the regenerator is operated under partial combustion conditions and the resulting carbon monoxide-containing flue gas is burned in a catalyst stripper heat exchanger.
摘要:
A process is disclosed for upgrading reformate and/or light FCC gasoline by substantially reducing the amount of benzene in the gasoline product while simultaneously reducing the gasoline ASTM distillation End Point. The process comprises the fractionation of reformate to recover that fraction, C.sub.7 -C.sub.8 hydrocarbons, directly useful in gasoline without further conversion. A heavy bottom fraction comprising C.sub.9 + aromatic and non-aromatic hydrocarbons is recovered and a C.sub.6 fraction rich in benzene. The total C.sub.6 fraction and a portion of the C.sub.9 + fraction are converted by alkylation, transalkylation and cracking in contact with acidic metallosilicate catalyst particles to gasoline boiling range materials rich in alkylaromatics. Following debutanization or depentanization of the conversion product, the fraction containing unconverted benzene is recycled to the reformate fractionator.
摘要:
A catalytic cracking process is described featuring multiple risers in which a variety of hydrocarbon conversion reactions take place, a stripping unit in which entrained hydrocarbon material is removed from catalyst and a regeneration zone in which spent cracking catalyst is regenerated, which comprises:(a) catalytically cracking a relatively high boiling hydrocarbon charge material in a first riser in the presence of both a first catalyst component which is an amorphous cracking catalyst and/or a large pore crystalline cracking catalyst and a second catalyst component which is selected from zeolite Beta and/or medium pore crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst to provide a variety of products including naphtha and C.sub.3 and/or C.sub.4 olefin;(b) thermally cracking a C.sub.3-6 paraffin-rich charge material introduced to a second riser in a lower region thereof to provide light olefins; and,(c) catalytically converting at least a portion of the light olefins resulting from step (b) within the second riser in a higher region thereof in the presence mainly of a second catalyst component which is at least one member of the group consisting of zeolite Beta and a shape-selective medium pore crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst to provide a relatively high octane gasoline product.
摘要:
An improved process for stripping, or desorbing, entrained hydrocarbon material and, where present, sulfur-containing material, from a catalyst mixture recovered from a catalytic cracking reaction zone is described which comprises:(a) providing a quantity of catalyst mixture containing entrained hydrocarbon material and, optionally, sulfur-containing material, in at least one stripping zone in which a stripping gas removes said entrained hydrocarbon material and, where present, sulfur-containing material, the catalyst mixture comprising, as a first catalyst component, an amorphous and/or large pore crystalline cracking catalyst and, as a second catalyst component, a shape selective medium pore crystalline silicate zeolite catalyst, said first and second catalyst components being present in admixture within a common stripping zone or segregated into separate stripping zones; and,(b) conducting an exothermic reaction within the common stripping zone or within the separate stripping zone containing segregated second catalyst component, the heat released by the exothermic reaction providing an increase in the temperature of the catalyst in the stripping zone which results in the removal of a greater quantity of entrained hydrocarbon material and, where present, sulfur-containing material, than that occurring in the absence of such exothermic reaction.
摘要:
A layered catalyst contains a core of at least one, and preferably three, molecular sieve components within a shell layer of reduced molecular sieve content. A preferred catalyst consists of a core of a large pore molecular sieve, preferably a dealuminized Y-type zeolite, a shape selective paraffin cracking/isomerization component, preferably HZSM-5, and a shape selective aliphatic aromatization component, preferably gallium ZSM-5, within a shell of an alumina-rich, matrix. The shell can capture metals from the feeds being processed, it can act as a metals sink, and can remove metals form the unit by attrition. The catalyst is preferably prepared by forming the core and then coating or encapsulating the core with a shell having a reduced molecular sieve content. The shell may contain a pillared clay or other very large pore cracking component. The shell may be an attritable coating of an amorphous rare earth oxide, aluminum oxide and aluminum phosphate composite, which traps metals.
摘要:
A catalytic cracking catalyst mixture and process are disclosed. The mixture comprises (a) a cracking catalyst containing a matrix and a large pore molecular sieve and (b) separate additive catalysts comprising at least one of a shape selective paraffin cracking/isomerization zeolite and a shape selective aliphatic aromatization zeolite. An exemplary catalyst mixture comprises dealuminized zeolite Y, optionally containing rare earth elements in an alumina-rich matrix, an additive catalyst of HZSM-5 in a matrix, and an additional additive catalyst of gallium ZSM-5 in a matrix. The alumina-rich matrix of the cracking catalyst acts a a sodium and metals sink. The large pore molecular sieve catalyst cracks large hydrocarbons to lighter paraffins and olefins. The shape selective paraffin cracking/isomerization component cracks/isomerizes the paraffins produced by the large pore moleular sieve. The shape selective aliphatic aromatization catalyst converts light paraffins and olefins into aromatics. A single shape selective zeolite, e.g., ZSM-5 with a controlled amount of an aromatization component such as gallium, may promote both paraffin cracking/isomerization and aromatization. The additive catalysts have physical properties, e.g., size, shape, density and attrition resistance which are substantially the same as the cracking catalyst.
摘要:
A catalytic cracking process and apparatus operates with multiple feed injection points to a riser reactor with several enlarged regions. An elutriable catalyst mixture is used, comprising a conventionally sized cracking catalyst and a faster settling, shape selective additive cracking catalyst. Straight run naphtha, and a light, H.sub.2 -rich aliphatic stream are added to the base of a riser reactor. A resid feed is added higher up in the riser, with a gas oil and recycled heavy cycle oil and naphtha streams added even higher up in the riser. The riser has an elutriating base, and an elutriating upper portion, which increase residence time of the shape selective zeolite additive relative to the conventionally sized cracking catalyst.
摘要:
A catalytic cracking catalyst mixture and process are disclosed. The mixture comprises (a) a cracking catalyst containing a matrix and a large pore molecular sieve and (b) separate particles of additive catalyst comprising at least one of a shape selective paraffin cracking/isomerization zeolite and a shape selective aliphatic aromatization zeolite. An exemplary catalyst mixture comprises dealuminized zeolite Y, optionally containing rare earth elements, in an alumina rich matrix and an additive catalyst of HZSM-5, and gallium ZSM-5 in a matrix. The alumina matrix of the cracking catalyst acts as a sodium and metals sink. The large pore molecular sieve catalyst cracks large hydrocarbons to lighter paraffins and olefins. The shape selective paraffin cracking/isomerization component cracks the paraffins produced by the large pore molecular sieve. The shape selective aliphatic aromatization catalyst converts light paraffins and olefins into aromatics. A single shape selective zeolite, e.g., ZSM-5 with a controlled amount of an aromatization component such as gallium, may promote both paraffin cracking/isomerization and aromatization. The additive catalyst is separable by physical means from the cracking catalyst, preferably by elutriation.
摘要:
A catalytic cracking process and apparatus operates with multiple feed injection points to a riser reactor with several enlarged regions. An elutriable catalyst mixture is used, comprising a conventionally sized cracking catalyst and a faster settling, shape selective additive cracking catalyst. Straight run naphtha, and a light, H.sub.2 -rich aliphatic stream are added to the base of a riser reactor. A resid feed is added higher up in the riser, with a gas oil and recycled heavy cycle oil and naphtha streams added even higher up in the riser. The riser has an elutriating base, and an elutriating upper portion, which increase residence time of the shape selective zeolite additive relative to the conventionally sized cracking catalyst.