Catalyst deactivation is a complex phenomenon and identifying an appropriate deactivation
model is a key effort in the catalytic industry and plays a significant role in catalyst design …

The fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process continued to be the major source of olefins
production with minimum CO2 emissions and high energy efficiency. It produces …

Oil refining industry has been using processes to convert heavy oil into high-value materials
due to environmental regulations and decreasing demand for heavy oil. Atmospheric …

The problems of catalyst deactivation and optimization of the mixed feedstock become more
relevant when the residues are involved as a catalytic cracking feedstock. Through …

Because of the recent declining demand for gasoline, the key to making refineries
competitive is to maximize the yields of propylene and aromatics by converting heavier …

This study reports a novel hybrid model for the prediction of six critical process variables of
importance in an industrial-scale FCC (fluid catalytic cracking) riser reactor: vacuum gas oil …

Explosion risk is one of the main reason a de-hydrogen catalytic reactor is installed in most
urea fertilizer plants. The reactor removes hydrogen impurities from carbon dioxide by …

The development of an appropriate kinetic model for cracking reactions is essential for
simulation and process optimization. These results are to be potentially used for proper …

The vision of achieving Net Zero Emissions introduces a sense of uncertainty within the oil
and gas industry. Several studies have reviewed the potential contributions of the oil and …

This work presents a one-dimensional adiabatic mathematical model for the riser reactor of
a commercial fluid catalytic cracking unit, FCCU. The cracking reactions in the riser reactor …