Abstract:
A self activating catalyst for treating heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks that comprises a calcined particle comprising a co-mulled mixture made by co-mulling inorganic oxide powder, molybdenum trioxide powder, and a nickel compound and then forming the co-mulled mixture into a particle that is calcined to thereby provide the calcined particle. The calcined particle comprises from 1 to 10 weight percent molybdenum and nickel that is present in an amount such that the weight ratio of said nickel-to-molybdenum is less than 0.4. The calcined particle has a pore size distribution that contributes to the unique properties of the catalyst. The calcined particle and catalyst also exhibits a unique Raman spectrum. The self activating catalyst is activated when contacted under suitable process conditions with a heavy residue feedstock having high nickel, vanadium and sulfur concentrations.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a process for reprocessing spent catalysts comprising rare earth metals, and to a process for producing a new styrene catalyst from a spent styrene catalyst.
Abstract:
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for regenerating catalyst in a fluid catalytic cracking unit. Generally, the process includes providing a feed to a riser of a reaction vessel, and providing a stream to a distributor positioned within a void proximate to an inlet receiving unregenerated catalyst in a regenerator. The feed can include at least one of a gas oil, a vacuum gas oil, an atmospheric gas oil, a coker gas oil, a hydrotreated gas oil, a hydrocracker unconverted oil, and an atmospheric residue.
Abstract:
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for regenerating catalyst in a fluid catalytic cracking unit. Generally, the process includes providing a feed to a riser of a reaction vessel, and providing a stream to a distributor positioned within a void proximate to an inlet receiving unregenerated catalyst in a regenerator. The feed can include at least one of a gas oil, a vacuum gas oil, an atmospheric gas oil, a coker gas oil, a hydrotreated gas oil, a hydrocracker unconverted oil, and an atmospheric residue
Abstract:
Improved processing of spent catalyst from an oxygenate-containing feedstock to olefins conversion process is realized through the employment of a barrier filter to treat a catalyst particle-containing flue gas resulting from a catalyst regenerator. The barrier filter serves to separate the catalyst particles from the flue gas. Catalyst material so recovered can, with or without classifying, subsequently be appropriately recycled and further used.
Abstract:
An object is to efficiently separate catalyst grains from substantially inert grains and, optionally, separate a plurality of catalyst grains from one another, to thereby efficiently perform catalyst regeneration. After taking a catalyst-containing component containing a solid catalyst component deteriorated in a reaction, out of a fixed-bed reactor, the solid catalyst component is regenerated. If a plurality of components having different shapes from one another are contained as the solid catalyst components, after taking-out step, catalyst component separation step for separating such solid catalyst components from one another is performed and, then, the solid catalyst components are regenerated. Further, if an inert component is contained as the catalyst-containing component, after the taking-out step, an inert component separation step for separating the inert component is performed and then the solid catalyst component is regenerated.
Abstract:
A method for regenerating spent supported metal catalysts comprising treating the spent catalyst with an organo-metallic complex forming agent having an ionization constant pK1 of at least 2.5. The catalyst activity is restored to an activity level near to or greater than the fresh catalyst. The regeneration method is particularly useful for regenerating spent palladium catalysts on an alumina support as utilized for the hydrogenation of ethyl anthraquinone (EAQ) in the production of hydrogen peroxide.
Abstract:
A method and device for separating at least one catalyst from a mixture of homogeneously shaped catalysts, the catalysts comprising at least one metal selected from the group formed by Ni, Co, Mo, W, the catalyst to be separated comprising a characteristic metal selected from the group formed by Ni, Co, Mo, W and the other catalysts of the mixture not containing said characteristic metal, in which method: the grains of the catalyst of said mixture pass in front of the LIBS detection system, the presence of said characteristic metal in the catalysts is detected by the LIBS technique, the wavelength being selected so as to detect said characteristic metal, the LIBS detection system sends a signal to a means for evacuating grains of catalyst to be separated in a manner such as to separate said grains from the other catalysts of said mixture.
Abstract:
Implementations of the disclosed subject matter provide a process for the aromatization of a methane-containing gas stream including contacting the methane-containing gas stream in a reaction zone comprising an aromatization catalyst particulate and a hydrogen acceptor particulate under methane-containing gas aromatization reaction conditions to produce reaction products comprising aromatics and gaseous hydrogen. At least a portion of the gaseous hydrogen produced is bound by the hydrogen acceptor particulate in the reaction zone and removed from the reaction products in the reaction zone. Further, the hydrogen acceptor particulate may be separated from the aromatization catalyst particulate in a separation zone under separation conditions.
Abstract:
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for regenerating catalyst in a fluid catalytic cracking unit. Generally, the process includes providing a feed to a riser of a reaction vessel, and providing a stream to a distributor positioned within a void proximate to an inlet receiving unregenerated catalyst in a regenerator. The feed can include at least one of a gas oil, a vacuum gas oil, an atmospheric gas oil, a coker gas oil, a hydrotreated gas oil, a hydrocracker unconverted oil, and an atmospheric residue.