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Fluid catalytic cracking: Selectivity and product yield patterns
Author(s) -
Hari C.,
Balaraman K. S.,
Balakrishnan A. R.
Publication year - 1995
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.270180512
Subject(s) - gasoline , fluid catalytic cracking , yield (engineering) , raw material , diesel fuel , fraction (chemistry) , petroleum product , cracking , liquefied petroleum gas , petroleum , distillation , process engineering , catalysis , waste management , chemistry , petroleum engineering , chemical engineering , engineering , materials science , chromatography , organic chemistry , composite material
Fluid catalytic cracking, a common secondary process employed in the petroleum industry, is used to convert heavier feedstocks into products such as liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), motor gasoline, diesel etc. The present study focuses on developing a three lump fraction kinetic model to estimate the yield of C5 up to 370°C cut (motor gasoline and middle distillates). A Micro Activity Test (MAT) apparatus was used to estimate the parameters in the kinetic model. The study is useful in evolving a procedure to simulate plant performance using experimental data obtained in the MAT apparatus for a particular catalyst and feedstock in terms of the product yield pattern.