Catalytic control of FCCU SO/sub x/ emissions

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5622176

Bernstein, G

The paper discusses the development of new source performance standards (NSPS) for fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCUs) regenerators at petroleum refineries. FCCUs are refinery process units that catalytic crack gas oil feedstocks to produce gasoline distillate products, and intermediates. The FCCU circulates a catalyst. Catalyst regeneration is the source of particulate, sulfur oxides (SO/sub x/), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen oxides (NO/sub x/) emissions from FCCUs. SO/sub x/ reduction catalysts are an attractive control technology for FCCUs because they require little capital investment and, aside from SO/sub x/ control, have minimal environment impact. This paper discusses how the SO/sub x/ reduction catalyst technology is understood to work, its advantages and disadvantages, factors affecting catalyst performance, cost, and a survey of reduction catalyst performance tests showing how the technology has developed in the past few years.

• Research Organization: Pacific Environmental Services, Durham, NC
• OSTI ID: 5622176
• Report Number(s): CONF-850612-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONTROL
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DESULFURIZATION
DISTILLATES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
FLUE GAS
FLUIDIZED BEDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS OILS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASOLINE
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INVESTMENT
LIQUID FUELS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM DISTILLATES
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROCESS CONTROL
PYROLYSIS
REGENERATION
STANDARDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
TESTING
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
WASTES