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Table 4. Typical properties of various feed oils *Hydrotreated vacuum gas oil (VGO) and atmospheric residue (AR)
Demonstration Plant
Table 5. Effect of feed oil type on product yields in a 0.1 BPD Downer pilot plant
passing through a cyclone. The spent catalyst is transferred to is calculated from the delta coke and coke yield.
the regenerator from the bottom of the stripper.
Regenerator combustion gases lift the regenerated catalyst in EVALUATION RESULTS
the upper portion of the turbulent-phase fluidized bed to the
cone-shaped acceleration zone and then to a riser-type lift line. Pilot Plant Results
The regenerated catalyst is then carried to the catalyst hopper
Experiments were conducted in a 0.1 BPD pilot plant using
located at the end of the lift line. The catalyst circulation rate
various catalysts and hydrotreated VGO and unhydrotreated
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VGO feedstocks.
The product yields from the downer pilot plant were
Riser compared with a similar conventional riser type pilot plant.
Both pilot plants were operated at similar conditions, catalyst
Dry Gas, (wt%)
Downer
50 Same light olefins
70
Gasoline (wt%)
40
Riser
30
Riser
65 20
60 0
70 75 80 85 0 10 20 30 40
Fig. 3. Comparison of product yields from Riser and Downer pilot plants. Fig. 4. Advantage of Downer vs. Riser for light olefins yields.