On the determination of kinetic parameters for the regeneration of cracking catalyst

In the study of the regeneration of cracking catalyst, two approaches may be taken when determining the kinetic rate constant for the coke combustion reaction. A global coke burning rate equation may be considered, based on the observed oxygen concentration and carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide molar product ratio. This reaction may also be represented by an intrinsic coke burning equation which is a function of the oxygen concentration and the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide molar ratio at the reaction site, combined with a carbon monoxide postcombustion equation. It is proposed in this paper that the rate constant for intrinsic coke burning, k c , is essentially equal to the global coke burning rate constant, k c , and that its value is independent of the rate equation chosen for the carbon monoxide post‐combustion reaction.