Optimization of Fluid Catalytic Cracker for Refining of Syncrude Oil for Production of High Quality Gasoline

CATEGORY: GASOLINE
IJISET - International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 1 Issue 4, June 2014
Optimization of Fluid Catalytic Cracker for Refining of Syncrude Oil for Production of High Quality Gasoline
Ansari S.H. (1), Taha Abbas Bin Rasheed (2), Ibrahim Mustafa (3)and Shahid Naveed (4)
1 Assistant Professor, Centre for Energy Systems, National University of Sciences & Technology, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
2 Petrosin Engineering Private Limited (PEPL),
Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
3 Yanbu Industrial College, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4 Dean Chemical Faculty, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
Abstract
Fluidized catalytic cracking is a major refining process for production of high quality gasoline from syncrude gas oil-SGO and is being increasingly utilized in world-wide industries in order to meet increasing demand of high quality gasoline. Solution to cope with the exceeding demand of high quality gasoline lies in running well optimized fluidized catalytic cracking units.
Since a unit cannot be made to run on its peak optimized form in the practical world, the best approach is to look for highly optimized solutions for such real operating units. This research article aims to optimize them first using some highly compact software which scientists and researchers have developed through a series of evolutionary steps. The simulation of a fluidized catalytic cracking unit can be efficiently done on MATLAB and ASPEN HYSYS can give us solutions to the need to increase the yield of high quality gasoline.
The behavior of real time fluidized catalytic cracking units can also be modeled by software. This will provide us with optimized value of critical parameters through simulations for the entire efficiency of the unit. Simulation relies on convergence of reactor section of fluidized catalytic cracking unit which is heart of process. Simulation of reactor section was useful in predicting low residence time and catalyst activity. Riser has been simulated using modeling techniques for modeling the reaction kinetics. The simulation is performed for equations of LUMP MODEL. The results of simulations on these soft wares agree with real world fluidized catalytic cracking. These simulations and modeling were aimed at compact understanding of the dynamic behavior of the fluidized catalytic cracking unit. This dynamic behavior understanding of fluidized catalytic cracking is very important in designing aspects and running the unit in its peak efficiency.
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