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Enhanced BTX Production in Refineries with Sulfur Dioxide Oxidation by Thermal Integrated Model
Author(s) -
Karimi Mohsen,
Rahimpour Mohammad Reza,
Iranshahi Davood
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.201700289
Subject(s) - petrochemical , process integration , oil refinery , naphtha , waste management , process engineering , refinery , sulfur dioxide , sulfur trioxide , exothermic reaction , production (economics) , process (computing) , environmental science , catalysis , engineering , chemistry , computer science , organic chemistry , operating system , inorganic chemistry , biochemistry , economics , macroeconomics
More stringent environmental regulations as well as limitations of traditional energy sources lead to the development of innovative techniques to supply the required energy of different industries. Multifunctional autothermal reactors as a novel strategy in process integration technology have been introduced as a response to this requirement. The catalytic naphtha reforming process is one of the main processes in the refinery industries which demand several sources of energy to manage the existing reactions. Also, oxidization of sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide as a highly exothermic reaction is one of the typical solutions to reduce and control this greenhouse gas in various industries. According to the main aims of process integration and by considering environmental regulations, a novel thermal integration model is proposed. The results demonstrate the aromatic upgrading and high conversion of sulfur dioxide in this model.