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US3751359A
US3751359A US00183905A US3751359DA US3751359A US 3751359 A US3751359 A US 3751359A US 00183905 A US00183905 A US 00183905A US 3751359D A US3751359D A US 3751359DA US 3751359 A US3751359 A US 3751359A
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  • a fluidized catalytic cracking process for the conversion of hydrocarbons comprising a reaction zone, a regeneration zone and a product fractionation zone.
  • a selected product distribution, such as between gasoline and light cycle gas-oil, is maintained by recovering light cycle gas-oil at a selected rate from the product fractionation zone, and controlling hydrocarbon conversion in the reaction zone to maintain a set rate for a heavy cycle gasoil recycle stream.
  • the gasoline product is recovered from the product fractionation zone at the rate it is produced.
  • Process control means for operating the process in the above manner are disclosed.
  • This invention relates to fluidized catalytic cracking. More particularly, it relates to a method for controlling a fluidized catalytic cracking process to obtain a desired product distribution.
  • hydrocarbon oil is contacted with catalyst in a reaction zone under conditions such that hydrocarbon is converted into desired products with a concomitant deposition of coke upon the catalyst.
  • Catalyst removed from the reaction zone may be contacted in a stripping zone with a stripping medium to removed occluded hydrocarbon oils therefrom.
  • the stripping medium and removed hydrocarbon may be passed from the stripping zone into the reaction zone.
  • stripped catalyst may be passed into a regeneration zone wherein the stripped catalyst is regenerated by burning coke therefrom employing an oxygen containing gas such as air.
  • hot regenerated catalyst may be withdrawn and contacted with additional hydrocarbon in the reaction zone.
  • Hydrocarbon vapor from the reaction zone may be passed into a fractionation zone wherein the vapor is separated into component fractions according to boiling range.
  • a gasoline and lighter component fraction may be recovered overhead from the fractionation zone, and a heavy cycle gas-oil fraction may be recovered as a bottom product from the fractionation zone.
  • a light cycle gas-oil fraction suitable for use as a heating oil, may be recovered as one liquid side draw from the fractionation zone.
  • An intermediate cycle gas-oil fraction may be collected in an accumulation section within the fractionation zone from which a second cycle gas-oil stream may be withdrawn. All or a portion of the intermediate cycle gas-oil stream may be recycled from the fractionation zone to the reaction zone for further conversion into desirable products.
  • the yield of desirable products from such a fluidized catalytic cracking process may be controlled within a certain range by selecting the hydrocarbon conversion conditions within the reaction zone and by selecting the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle rate from the fractionation zone to the reaction zone. For instance, the rate of product of light cycle gas-oil may be increased at the expense of other products during the months when the commercial demand for heating oil is high, and may be decreased with a concomitant increase in gasoline production during the months when gasoline demand is high.
  • ice Hydrocarbon oils charged to the reaction zone are heated to an elevated temperature of from about 450 F. to about 750 F.
  • the preheat temperature of the hydrocarbon does not exceed the temperature at which substantial thermal cracking begins to occur.
  • Such hydrocarbon preheat temperatures are generally below the desired reaction temperatures.
  • the additional heat required to raise the temperature of the hydrocarbon in the reaction zone to the desired reaction temperature is provided by the hot, regenerated catalyst.
  • the temperature of the regenerated catalyst increases to a temperature in the range of from about 1100 F. to about 1250 F.
  • a desired regenerated catalyst temperature may be obtained by controlling the amount of heat which is removed from the regeneration zone.
  • a preferred reaction temperature for the conversion of hydrocarbons is from about 880 F. to about 985 F.
  • the hydrocarbon oil is preheated to a temperature such that regenerated catalyst may be added in a catalyst to oil Weight ratio of from about 3 to about 15 to increase the hydrocarbon temperature to the selected reaction zone temperature while maintaining an acceptable regeneration zone temperature.
  • a known method for operating a fluid catalytic cracking process to obtain desired products in a selected ratio comprises preheating the hydrocarbon feed to a selected temperature; controlling the addition of regenerated catalyts to the hydrocarbon to maintain a selected reaction zone temperature; and recycling intermediate cycle gasoil at a selected rate.
  • the gasoline and lighter product fraction is recovered from the fractionation zone as it is produced.
  • the heavy cycle gas-oil fraction is also recovered from the fractionation zone as it is produced.
  • the light cycle gas-oil is recovered from the fractionation zone at a rate so as to maintain a constant level of intermediate cycle gas-oil in the accumulation section of the fractionation zone.
  • the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle rate and the reaction zone temperature may be varied to obtain the desired product distribution.
  • the method of the present invention comprises withdrawing light cycle gas-oil from the fractionation zone at a selected rate; recycling intermediate gas-oil from the fractionation zone to the reaction zone at a set rate; and maintaining an essentially constant gasoil liquid level in the accumulation section of the fractionation zone by adjusting the ratio of regenerated catalyst to hydrocarbon in the reaction zone.
  • the advantage of this method for controlling the operation of a fluidized catalytic cracking process is that light cycle gas-oil may be produced at a rate commensurate with the market demand for such product and the product distribution between gasoline and lighter components may be adjusted through a wide range by varying the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle rate.
  • the attached drawing is a schematic diagram of a fluid catalytic cracking process embodying the improved control method of the present invention.
  • Fluid catalytic cracking processes such as hereinabove described are well known to the prior art.
  • Virgin hydrocarbon charge stock to such fluid catalytic cracking processes such as, for example, distillate fractions from crude petroleum are also well known in the prior art.
  • a wide variety of catalysts such as synthetic silica alumina, synthetic silica magnesia, silica alumina zeolite, natural clays, acid treated natural clays, etc. are available for utilization within a fluid catalytic cracking process. A further description of such items is not required herein.
  • the hydrocarbon-catalyst mixture discharges from the riser into the reaction vessel.
  • an inventory of catalyst is maintained in a fluidized condition by the passage therethrough of the discharged hydrocarbon vapors, and other vapors such as, for example, primary stripping steam.
  • the location of the riser discharge into the reactor vessel is determined such that the discharged hydrocarbon vapors are in contact with the catalyst inventory of the reaction vessel for a time sufficient to obtain the desired additional hydrocarbon conversion in the reaction vessel.
  • the desired catalyst inventory is maintained in the reaction vessel by removing catalysts into a stripping zone. In the stripping zone, occluded hydrocarbons are separated from the catalyst employing a stripping vapor.
  • the stripping vapor and separated hydrocarbons are passed into the reaction vessel and the stripped catalyst is passed into the regeneration zone.
  • the carbonaceous deposits known as coke are burned from the stripped catalysts employing an oxygen containing gas such as air in the regeneration zone.
  • Regenerated catalyst is passed from the regeneration zone into the riser for contact with additional hydrocarbons.
  • Hydrocarbon vapor is recovered from the reactor vessel and passed into a fractionation zone wherein the vapor may be separated into a gasoline and lighter fraction, a light cycle gas-oil fraction as liquid side draw from the fractionation zone, and a heavy cycle gas-oil fraction as a bottom product from the fractionation zone.
  • the fractionation zone is equipped with means such as a trap tray for collecting a volume of intermediate cycle gas-oil in an accumulating section of the fractionation zone.
  • An intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle stream is withdrawn from said fractionation zone at a selected rate and passed to the reaction zone for additional conversion in the presence of regenerated catalyst.
  • the fractionation zone may e p o d d with a e e ndi a g ans to determine the amount of intermediate cycle gas-oil accumulated within the accumulation section.
  • the gasoline and lighter fraction is recovered from the fractionation zone as it is produced, the light cycle gas-oil is recovered from the fractionation zone at a selected rate and the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle stream from the fractionation zone to the reaction zone is established at a set rate.
  • Catalyst from the regeneration zone is admitted into the reaction zone at a catalyst to oil ratio adjusted to maintain a desired intermediate cycle gas-oil liquid level Within the accumulation section.
  • the product distribution between gasoline and lighter components is adjusted into the desired range by properly selecting the heavy cycle gas-oil recycle rate.
  • the heavy cycle gas-oil fraction is withdrawn from the fractionation zone as it is produced and may be recycled to the reaction zone for further conversion or yielded as a product from the process.
  • recycle stocks are more refractory and thus more diificult to convert than virgin stocks. To obtain a more desirable product distribution these more refractory recycle stocks may be cracked under more severe conditions than the virgin stocks.
  • two risers may be employed in the fluidized catalytic cracking process.
  • Preheated virgin hydrocarbon stock and regenerated catalyst from the regeneration zone are charged into a first riser.
  • An optimum conversion of virgin stock into desired products may be obtained by regulating the reaction conditions within the first riser.
  • the first riser discharges into the reaction vessel at an intermediate point located such that the discharged hydrocarbon is contacted with the catalyst inventory for a desired relatively short period.
  • the discharge from the first riser may be deflected downward and such discharge may be located immediately above the surface of a fluidized dense phase catalyst bed which exists in the reactor vessel.
  • the downwardly directed hydrocarbon discharge from the first riser is contacted with the catalyst inventory of the reactor vessel for only a short period.
  • Cycle gas-oil recycle from the fractionation zone and regenerated catalyst may be charged into a second riser.
  • Reaction conditions in the second riser for the conversion of the recycle stock are relatively more severe than the reaction conditions employed for the virgin stock in the first riser.
  • the second riser may discharge into the reactor vessel at a point below the discharge of the first riser.
  • the recycle hydrocarbon discharged from the second riser will traverse a greater amount of the catalyst inventory in the reactor vessel than the hydrocarbon being discharged from the first riser. This additional contact of the recycle hydrocarbon with the catalyst in the reactor vessel increases the conversion of the recycle hydrocarbon.
  • a modification of the control method of the present invention may be employed.
  • a gasoline and lighter fraction is applied Withdrawn from the fractionation zone as it is produced, light cycle gasoil is Withdrawn at a selected rate, intermediate cycle gas-oil is recycled from the fractionation zone to the second riser at a set rate, and a level indicating means is employed to determine the cycle gas-oil liquid level in the accumulation section of the fractionation zone.
  • the heavy cycle gas-oil fraction is also withdrawn from the fractionation zone as it is produced.
  • the reaction conditions in the first riser are maintained such as to obtain an optimum conversion of virgin stock into desired products.
  • One method for obtaining this optimum conversion is to monitor the reaction temperature within the first riser and to adjust the regenerated catalyst to oil ratio to obtain the optimum conversion temperature fo the vi g n s ock, Conversion Qt i terme at yc 5 5- oil recycle in the second riser is controlled by admission of regenerated catalyst from the regeneration Zone into the second riser at a catalyst to oil ratio suflicient to maintain the liquid level of cycle gas-oil within the accumulation section of the fractionation zone.
  • the fresh feed conversion rate is adjusted to obtain the desired product distribution between gas-oil and the lighter components.
  • a preheated virgin gas-oil feed boiling in the range from 450 F. to 1050 F. from line 10 is contacted with hot regenerated catalyst from a standpipe 11 at a temperature of about 1080 F. in the inlet portion of fresh feed riser 12.
  • the resulting mixture of catalyst and oil vapor at a temperature of about 920 F., and an average velocity of about 40 feet per second providing a residence time of about 4 seconds passes upwardly through fresh feed riser 12 and into the reactor vessel 13 wherein the fresh feed riser 12 terminates in a downwardly directed outlet.
  • the catalyst to oil weight ratio in the fresh feed riser is about 9.8 to l.
  • Substantial conversion of the fresh feed occurs in the fresh feed riser 12 and at these conditions about 30 volume percent of the fresh feed is converted to products boiling below 430 F.
  • the desired reaction temperature within the upper portion of the fresh feed riser 12 is obtained by employing temperature responsive means 15 to adjust a slide valve 19 to control the amount of regenerated catalyst admitted from a regeneration zone 20 into the fresh feed riser 12.
  • the slide valve 19 controls the amount of regenerated catalyst which enters the fresh feed riser 12 to such a rate that a desired reaction temperature in the upper portion of fresh, feed riser 12 is maintained.
  • Regenerated catalyst from the regenerator 20 passes through standpipe 52, through slide valve 19 into standpipe 11. From standpipe 11 the regenerated catalyst enters the fresh feed riser 12.
  • Intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle is introduced via line 21 into the inlet section of recycle riser 22 wherein it is contacted with regenerated catalyst at a temperature of about 1080 F. from a second standpipe 23.
  • the resulting catalyst-recycle vapor mixture at a temperature of 950 F. passes upwardly through the recycle riser 22 at an average velocity of about 30 feet per second with an average residence time of about seconds.
  • Other conditions in the recycle riser include a catalyst to oil weight ratio of about 10.2 to 1 and a weight hourly space velocity of 45. About 60 volume percent of the recycle is converted to products boiling below 430 F. in the recycle riser 22.
  • the recycle riser 22 terminates in a downwardly directed outlet which discharges into the reactor vessel 13.
  • the hydrocarbon vapor efiduent of the recycle riser 22 discharges into the reactor vessel 13 and passes upwardly through the fluidized catalyst dense phase bed in the reactor 13 effecting further conversion of the recycle into about 74.5 percent of products boiling below 430 F.
  • Reaction conditions in the fluidized bed in reactor 13 include a temperature of 940 F. and a weight hourly space velocity of 12.8.
  • the combined fresh feed riser cracking, recycle riser cracking, and reactor bed cracking provide an overall conversion of about 65.2 volume percent of the fresh feed into products boiling below 430 F. and a light cycle gas-oil yield of 24.6 volume percent basis fresh feed.
  • Vapor velocities in the reactor vessel 13 are 1.5 feet per second at the point at which the recycle riser 22 discharges, 3.3 feet per second at the point where the fresh feed riser 12 discharges and 1.6 feet per second in the upper portion above the fluidized catalyst bed.
  • Vaporized products disengage from the dense phase catalyst bed at level 25 at a vapor velocity of about 0.8 feet per second.
  • the vapors and any entrained catalyst pass through a cyclone 26 wherein entrained catalyst is separated and returned to the catalyst bed through dipleg 27.
  • a cyclone Although only one cyclone is shown it will be understood that several cyclones may be assembled in series to achieve substantially complete separation and a plurality of such assemblies may be employed to handle the volume of vapor encountered.
  • Eflluent vapors pass from cyclone 26 through line 28 into plenum chamber 29 wherein gases from other cyclone assemblies, not shown, are collected and discharged from the reactor vessel 13 through line 30.
  • the vapor line 30 conveys reaction products to a fractionation column 54 as will hereinafter be further described.
  • Steam from line 31 is passed to steam ring 32 and discharged into the lower portion of the reactor vessel 13 at a point below the outlet of the recycle riser 22. Dense phase fluidized catalyst in the lower portion of the reactor 13 is stripped by such steam and passes downwardly through the standpipe 33 and catalyst valve 34 into a stripping zone 35. Steam from line 37 is discharged through steam ring 38 into the lower portion of the stripper 35. Steam rising through the stripper 35 removes occluded and entrained hydrocarbon vapors from the catalyst. The steam and removed hydrocarbon vapors pass upwardly through stripper vent line 39 discharging into the upper portion of the reactor vessel 13.
  • Stripped catalyst is withdrawn from the bottom of the stripper 35 through spent catalyst standpipe 40 at a rate controlled by a slide valve 41 and discharges through stand pipe 42 into the regenerator 20.
  • the spent catalyst is contacted with air introduced through line 43 and air ring 44. Oxygen from the air burns acculated coke from the stripped catalyst thereby regenerating the catalyst.
  • Catalyst undergoing regeneration in the regenerator 20 forms a fluidized dense phase bed having a top level 45. Flue gas resulting from the combustion of coke passes upwardly and enters cyclone 46 wherein entrained catalyst is separated and returned to the dense phase bed through dipleg 47.
  • Cyclone 46 although represented as a single vessel may, of course, comprise an assembly of cyclones arranged in parallel and in series to effect substantially complete separation of entrained solids from the flue gas. Efliuent gas from the cyclone 46 passes through line 48 into plenum chamber 49 and outwardly through flue gas line 50 to vent facilities not shown. Regenerated catalyst is withdrawn from the bottom of the regenerator 20 through standpipes 51 and 52 at rates controlled by slide valves 19 and 53 to supply the hot regenerated catalyst to standpipes 11 and 23 as described above.
  • Product vapor in line 30 passes from the reactor vessel 13 to a fractional distillation column 54 wherein the product vapor is fractionated into desired component fractions.
  • a vapor fraction comprising gasoline and lighter hydrocarbons is recovered overhead from the fractional distillation column 54 via line 55.
  • the vapor fraction passes into condenser 56 wherein substantially all of the gasoline is condensed.
  • condensate and noncondensed vapors flow via line 57 into an accumulator vessel 58, wherein the noncondensed vapors separate from the condensate.
  • the noncondensed vapors comprising material lighter than gasoline are recovered from the accumulator 58 via line 59 and are transferred to further treating, not shown.
  • a portion of the condensate comprising gasoline is passed from the accumulator 58 via line 60 as overhead reflux to the fractional distillation column 54.
  • Product gasoline is withdrawn from the accumulator vessel 58 via line 61 and is passed to further treating, not shown.
  • Water, which comprises condensed stripping steam from the reactor vessel 13 collects in the accumulator vessel dipleg 62 from which it is removed via line 63.
  • a liquid fraction comprising light cycle gas-oil is withdrawn from the fractional distillation column 54 via line 64 through which the light cycle gas-oil is passed to storage, not shown.
  • a selected light cycle gas-oil withdrawal rate is maintained by a flow responsive control means 65.
  • a heavy cycle gas-oil fraction is withdrawn from the bottom of the fractional distillation column 54 via line 66.
  • a liquid fraction comprising intermediate cycle gas-oil accumulates upon a trap tray 67.
  • a recycle stream comprising intermediate cycle gas-oil is withdrawn via line 68 at a set rate controlled by flow responsive control means 69.
  • the gas-oil recycle steam at a temperature of about 630 F. passes via line 21 to the inlet section of the recycle riser 22 as hereinbefore described.
  • the temperature at which the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle stream is transferred is about the boiling point temperature of the intermediate cycle gas-oil fraction accumulated upon the trap tray 67.
  • an intermediate cycle gas-oil product slip stream may be recovered from line 68 via line 71 through which the intermediate cycle gas-oil slip stream passes to storage, not shown.
  • the level 72 of accumulated gas-oil upon the trap tray 67 is maintained by controlling the conversion of intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle in the recycle riser 22.
  • a level responsive control means 70 adjusts the slide valve 53 through which regenerated catalyst enters the recycle riser 22 via the standpipe 23.
  • the degree of conversion of recycle in the recycle riser 22 is determined by the ratio of regenerated catalyst to recycle in the recycle riser 22. Thus, for example, by increasing the catalyst to oil ratio in the recycle riser, the conversion of intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle is increased and the amount of unconverted recycle returning to the trap tray decreases. Since the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle rate is set, the level 72 will then descend.
  • the product distribution between gasoline and lighter hydrocarbons may be adjusted by the proper selection of the intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle rate.
  • intermediate cycle gas-oil In order to maintain a material balance within the fluidized catalytic cracking process, intermediate cycle gas-oil must be consumed at the net rate at which it is produced and accumulates upon the trap tray 67.
  • the amount of intermediate cycle gas-oil recycle which must be converted per pass through the reaction zone is determined by the net rate of heavy cycle gas-oil accumulation upon the trap tray 67.
  • the fraction of the recycle stream which must be converted per pass through the reaction system in order to maintain the system balance is small.
  • relatively mild cracking conditions in the recycle riser may be employed. Under relatively mild cracking conditions the proportion of light cycle gas-oil to lighter hydrocarbons is increased.

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