Coke formation in the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons. 4: Modeling of coke formation in naphtha cracking

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00035a009· OSTI ID:6702475

Reyniers, G C; Froment, G F ^[1]; Kopinke, F D; Zimmermann, G ^[2]

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1. Univ. Gent (Belgium). Lab. voor Petrochemische Techniek
2. Univ. Leipzig (Germany). Abteilung Hochtemperaturreaktionen am Inst. fuer Technische Chemie

An extensive experimental program has been carried out in a pilot unit for the thermal cracking of hydrocarbons. On the basis of the experimental information and the insight in the mechanisms for coke formation in pyrolysis reactors, a mathematical model describing the coke formation has been derived. This model has been incorporated in the existing simulation tools at the Laboratorium voor Petrochemische Techniek, and the run length of an industrial naphtha cracking furnace has been accurately simulated. In this way the coking model has been validated.

• OSTI ID: 6702475
• Journal Information: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (United States), Vol. 33:11; ISSN 0888-5885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
COKE
CHEMICAL REACTION YIELD
NAPHTHA
THERMAL CRACKING
ALKENES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
PILOT PLANTS
SYNTHESIS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
DECOMPOSITION
DISTILLATES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PYROLYSIS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
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