The role of the vapour phase in fluid coker cyclone fouling: Part 1. Coke yields

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 330-336

  Mallory, Donald G ^a   Mehta, S A ^a   Moore, R Gordon ^a   Richardson, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b SYNCRUDE CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyclone fouling; Thermal cracking; Vapour phase coking

Indexed keywords

COKE; COKING; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEPOSITION; FOULING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; VAPORS;

CYCLONE FOULING; FLUID COKER; THERMAL CRACKING; VAPOR PHASE COKING;

CYCLONE SEPARATORS;

COKE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CYCLONE SEPARATOR; REACTOR; VAPOR;

EID: 0034174306     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450780207     Document Type: Article

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