A PROCESS FOR REGENERATING SPENT FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST

• Main Authors: OWEN, HARTLEY, SCHIPPER, PAUL HERBERT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 02.01.2001
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; MINERAL WAXES; PEAT; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVEHYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, ORGASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

In a process for controlled, multi-stage regeneration of FCC catalyst, a modified high efficiency catalyst regenerator (80), with a fast fluidized bed coke combustor (62), dilute phase transport riser (83), and second fluidized bed (82) regenerates the catalyst in at least two stages. The primary stage of regeneration is in the coke combustor (62), whereas a second stage catalyst regeneration occurs in the second fluidized bed (82). The amount of combustion air added to, and conditions in, the coke combustor (62) are controlled to limit CO combustion, while the second stage of regeneration, in the second fluidized bed (82), achieves complete CO combustion. Controlled multi-stage regeneration reduces steaming or deactivation of a catalyst during regeneration, increase coke burning capacity, and reduces NOx emissions.