Abstract The Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit (FCC) is a key process that plays an important
technical and economical role in the refining industry. Over the past years, there has been …

This paper focuses on the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process and reviews recent
developments in its modeling, monitoring, control, and optimization. This challenging …

A comprehensive review of the theory and practice of the simulation and optimization of the
petroleum refining processes Petroleum Refinery Process Modeling offers a thorough …

The economic performance of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit plays an important role in
the refinery factory. In order to improve the dynamic economic performance as well as …

This article studies an operational optimization problem of the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC)
unit under uncertainty. The objective of this problem is to quickly reoptimize the operating …

This paper highlights the problem of selecting the most suitable economic optimization
criteria for mathematical programming approaches to the synthesis, design, and optimization …

This work presents the methodology to develop, validate, and apply a predictive model for
an integrated fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process. We demonstrate the methodology using …

The riser of a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit cracks gas oil to make fuels such as gasoline
and diesel. However, changes in quality, the nature of crude oil blends feedstocks …

The fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit is a typical multi-timescale system. Its operational
performance will make a significant difference in the overall economic benefits of the oil …

A two-dimensional reactor model incorporating hydrodynamics, mass balance, energy
balance, and a 4-lump/14-lump kinetic model was established to simulate the riser and …