FCC Catalyst Releases
FCC Catalyst Releases
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I need your collective wisdom for some research I am conducting.
FCC units release catalyst finds through the stack, often during regeneration or unit upset.
Is there a list of these releases anywhere? I have checked with the US EPA and AICHE without success, so far.
How many refinery FCC catalyst releases occur each year? and what is the average catalyst release volume?
I am trying to establish some background information.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
FCC units release catalyst finds through the stack, often during regeneration or unit upset.
Is there a list of these releases anywhere? I have checked with the US EPA and AICHE without success, so far.
How many refinery FCC catalyst releases occur each year? and what is the average catalyst release volume?
I am trying to establish some background information.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
RE: FCC Catalyst Releases
To reduce losses from regenerators, new solid recovery system ideas are been investigated, among them combinations of gravitational settling (Stokes' Law), centrifugal (cyclones), and electrostatic forces (ESP), for new designs and retrofits.
RE: FCC Catalyst Releases
In an FCC Unit that it is working properly, losses could be lesser than 0.6 ton/day.
RE: FCC Catalyst Releases
RE: FCC Catalyst Releases
stack releases would not be recorded on a release/year period because none of the refiners would admit to having regular releases or having an average loss..they are a sign of bad things going on the the Regen. if they happen suddenly or poor cyclone/regen bed or burning efficiency if they are going on all the time, cracking in the cyclone/plenum chamber etc stack emissions are generally kept as low as possible as they are a loss of inventory ie $ also too great a plume might result in an EPA fine...more $