Fluid catalytic cracking feed hydrotreatment and its severity impact on product yields and quality

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-25

  Stratiev, Dicho S ^a   Shishkova, Ivelina K ^a   Dobrev, Dimitar S ^a  

^a Lukoil Neftochim Burgas ^*  (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

FCC; Hydrotreatment; Near zero sulfur gasoline; Ultra low sulfur gasoline

Indexed keywords

CONRADSON CARBON; FCC; FCC UNITS; FIXED BED REACTOR; HEAVY VACUUM GAS OIL; HYDROGEN TRANSFER; HYDROTREATERS; HYDROTREATMENT; ISOBUTANES; PRODUCT YIELDS; TIME ON STREAMS; ULTRA LOW SULFUR GASOLINE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); GAS OILS; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; OLEFINS; SULFUR; VACUUM; VACUUM PUMPS;

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

EID: 80855147718     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.10.014     Document Type: Article

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