Uncertainty clouds refining outlook, says Pullman Kellogg design manager
Journal Article
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· Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6368414
According to E. L. Whittington (Pullman Kellogg), new refining industry solutions are needed, including a higher conversion of crude to more valuable, lighter products; flexibility in processing configurations; energy-conscious design; and environmental protection. Emissions of sulfur oxides can be reduced by hydrotreating fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) feeds, which reduces the sulfur content of the FCC coke; by using FCC catalysts to transfer sulfur from the regenerator coke to the reactor, where it is converted to hydrogen sulfide; and by scrubbing the FCC flue gas, which can reduce the sulfur oxide content by > 95%. Hydrodesulfurization can be used to improve the feed quality and gas yield, reduce the coke yield, and increase the production of valuable liquid products; and heavy-oil cracking, because of the generation of large quantities of steam by burning coke in the regenerator, can provide a major part of the energy needs of a refinery. Whittington noted that a refinery scheme based mainly on atmospheric residual hydrodesulfurization and heavy-oil cracking appears to be ideally suited to new grassroots refineries.
- Research Organization:
- Pullman Kellogg
- OSTI ID:
- 6368414
- Journal Information:
- Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States), Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Process.; (United States) Vol. 59:8; ISSN HYPRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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OXIDES
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PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
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PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
PROCESSING
PYROLYSIS
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SULFUR COMPOUNDS
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BOILERS
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CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COKE
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DECOMPOSITION
DESULFURIZATION
EFFICIENCY
EMISSION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUE GAS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GAS YIELDS
GASEOUS WASTES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
HYDROGENATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
MANAGEMENT
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM FRACTIONS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PETROLEUM RESIDUES
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REFINING
REGENERATORS
SCRUBBING
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SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR CONTENT
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
USES
VAPOR GENERATORS
VISCOSITY
WASTES
YIELDS