Abstract
Catalyst loss due to fines generation by attrition is a major problem in refinery fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units as it impacts inventory loss. Attrition resistance of catalyst is one of the critical parameter in catalyst selection for a FCC unit. ASTM D5757 fluidized bed attrition test is the most commonly used attrition resistance test method to rank FCC catalysts and additives. In the present study, catalyst attrition tests were performed for FCC catalysts using an ASTM fluidized bed, cylindrical jet cup and conical jet cup. Performance ranking shows that attrition index obtained by these tests vary, but the order of ranking remains unchanged for ASTM fluidized bed and conical jet cup test methods as compared to cylindrical jet cup test. The investigation conducted here shows that morphology of attrited fresh FCC catalyst using conical jet cup was found to be similar to plant equilibrium catalyst and also takes less attrition time relative to ASTM fluidized bed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 472-477 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Powder Technology |
| Volume | 301 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Nov 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
- ASTM
- Attrition
- Catalysts
- FCC
- Jet cup