Method of regenerating coke-contaminated catalyst with simultaneous combustion of carbon monoxide

• Main Authors: HEMLER, JR.; CHARLES L, STINE; LAURENCE O
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.04.1979
• 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

A method for regenerating a coke-contaminated cracking catalyst with the simultaneous carefully controlled catalyzed combustion of CO to CO2 within a regeneration zone to produce regenerated catalyst and flue gas. Novel features of the method include adding to the regeneration zone, independently of the cracking catalyst, a supported CO oxidation promoter and combusting CO to CO2 in the presence of the promoter and regenerated catalyst. A supported oxidation promoter may be added to the regeneration zone in amounts to control the CO concentration in the flue gas, a regeneration zone temperature, or the residual carbon concentration on regenerated catalyst.