New vanadium trap proven in commercial trials
- Grace Davison, Baltimore, MD (United States)
- Grace Davison, Worms (Germany)
- Grace Davison, Columbia, MD (United States)
A vanadium trap technology called RV4+ has demonstrated in a variety of commercial fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units its ability to reduce vanadium on equilibrium catalyst by more than 20%. Reducing vanadium loading increases microactivity and zeolite surface area retention, confirming that RV4+ protects zeolites from vanadium deactivation. Sulfur competition had prevented some previous traps from working commercially, but was not a factor with the new trap. The technology can save refiners millions of dollars per year in catalyst costs, or allow them to process feeds containing higher vanadium concentrations. The paper discusses vanadium traps, deactivation mechanism, history of traps, vanadium mobility, intraparticle mobility, interparticle mobility, measuring performance, commercial results, sulfur competition, and economic value.
- OSTI ID:
- 6997419
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 92:39; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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020400* -- Petroleum-- Processing
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC CRACKING
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMMERCIALIZATION
COST
CRACKING
DEACTIVATION
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
MASS TRANSFER
METALS
PERFORMANCE
PETROLEUM
PYROLYSIS
REMOVAL
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TRAPS
VANADIUM