Integrated FCC riser-regenerator dynamics studied in a fluid catalytic cracking pilot plant

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1887-1904

  Bollas, G M ^a   Vasalos, I A ^a   Lappas, A A ^b   Iatridis, D K ^b   Voutetakis, S S ^b   Papadopoulou, S A ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^c ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Catalyst deactivation; Dynamic simulation; Fluid catalytic cracking; Mathematical modeling; Nonlinear dynamics; Pilot plant

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILOT PLANTS; PRESSURE DROP;

CLOSED LOOP UNIT; PILOT PROCESS DYNAMICS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILOT PLANTS; PRESSURE DROP;

EID: 33847164929     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.12.042     Document Type: Article

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