Oil refining spent catalysts: A review of possible recycling technologies

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 10-20

  Ferella, Francesco ^a,b   Innocenzi, Valentina ^b   Maggiore, Fabio ^a  

^a ORIM SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Cerium; E cat; FCC; Lanthanum; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; CERIUM; CONCRETES; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GASOLINE REFINING; LANTHANUM; METAL RECOVERY; PETROLEUM REFINING; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RARE EARTHS; RAW MATERIALS; RECYCLING; REFINING; SYNTHETIC FUELS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DISPOSAL TO LANDFILLS; FCC; PARTIAL REPLACEMENT; RARE EARTHS ELEMENTS; RECYCLING TECHNIQUES; RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY; SECONDARY RAW MATERIALS; SPENT FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYSTS;

FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING;

CATALYST; CERIUM; CRACKING; LANDFILL; RECYCLING;

EID: 84955492891     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.01.010     Document Type: Review

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