Matrix effects in catalytic cracking
Matrix effects in catalytic cracking
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1986
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L. Silverman;S. Winkler;J. A. Tiethof;A. Witoshkin
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L. Silverman;S. Winkler;J. A. Tiethof;A. Witoshkin
The FCC catalyst matrix plays a significant role in determining catalytic performance as well as affecting heat transfer in the FCC unit and imparting important physical properties to the catalyst. This paper focuses on the effects of the matrix on catalytic performance. Because large feed molecules cannot readily diffuse into zeolite pores, primary cracking reactions on the catalyst matrix make a major contribution to upgrading bottoms to light cycle oil. This is illustrated by the strong correlation of improved bottoms upgrading with increasing matrix surface area in both laboratory and commercial data. Gasoline octane and middle distillate cetane are also significantly increased by an active matrix, due to low hydrogen transfer of matrix cracking and to the cracking of saturates into light cycle oil from bottoms. The matrix also play an important role of trapping feed contaminants. Results are discussed which show the effect that matrix has on contaminant metals and on cracking feeds containing basic nitrogen.