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Passivation of FCC catalysts

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6004682
This patent describes improvement in a method for cracking a hydrocarbon which comprises: contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a fluidized zeolite-containing cracking catalyst in a cracking zone under cracking condition; recovering the cracked products; passing the cracked catalyst from the cracking zone to a regeneration zone; regenerating the cracking catalyst in the regeneration zone by contact by oxygen-containing gas under regeneration conditions to produce a regenerated catalyst; and introducing the regenerated catalyst to the cracking zone for contact with the hydrocarbon feedstock; wherein the catalyst during the cracking process is contaminated with nickel contained in a feedstock, wherein nickel increases hydrogen and coke yield at the cracking temperatures and conditions in the cracking zone. The improvement comprises treating the feedstock containing the nickel contamination with cerium in an amount being from 0.005 to 8,000 ppm based on the concentration of the nickel in the feedstock.
Assignee:
Betz Lab., Inc., Trevose, PA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 5064524
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-500426
OSTI ID:
6004682
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English