A review of process aspects and modeling of ebullated bed reactors for hydrocracking of heavy oils

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-105

  Martinez, Jeremias ^a   Sanchez, Jose L ^b   Ancheyta, Jorge ^a   Ruiz, Richard S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ebullated bed reactors; Heavy oil; Hydrocracking

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX TASK; EBULLATED BED; HEAVY OIL; HEAVY PETROLEUM FRACTIONS; KEY FACTORS; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATIONS; MODEL EQUATIONS; REACTOR MODELING; SCALING DOWN;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST POISONING; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

HYDROCRACKING;

EID: 77950952348     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: 15205703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614940903238858     Document Type: Review

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