A novel configuration for Pd/Ag/α-Al2O3 catalyst regeneration in the acetylene hydrogenation reactor of a multi feed cracker

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 198-199, Issue , 2012, Pages 491-502

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Dehghani, O ^a   Gholipour, M R ^a   Shokrollahi Yancheshmeh, M S ^a   Seifzadeh Haghighi, S ^a   Shariati, A ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetylene hydrogenation; Catalyst regeneration process; Coke burning; Regeneration troubleshooting

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION; ACETYLENE HYDROGENATION REACTOR; CATALYST LIFETIME; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; GREEN OIL FORMATION; MULTI-FEED; OLEFIN PLANTS; POLYMERIZATION PLANTS; REGENERATION CYCLES; REGENERATION PROCESS; RUNTIMES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

ACETYLENE; BYPRODUCTS; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; HYDROGENATION; LIGHTING; OLEFINS; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS;

CATALYST REGENERATION;

EID: 84864312901     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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