Fluid Catalytic Cracking Handbook

Informationen zum Autor Reza Sadeghbeigi is President of RMS Engineering, Inc. a Houston, Texas based engineering firm providing high-level technical expertise in the area of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) and related processes. Reza has 35 years of hands-on FCC experience in the refining industry, focusing on technical services, troubleshooting, process design, and project management, including major FCC revamps. A licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas and Louisiana, Reza has published technical papers and produced industry seminars on refining and catalytic cracking operations and conducted numerous client customized FCC training courses and public seminars. Zusammenfassung Providing practical information and tools that engineers can use to maximize the profitability and reliability of their fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) operations, this book focuses on the developments, the shift to using FCC to process lower quality crudes, and on troubleshooting.

Autorentext
Reza Sadeghbeigi is President of RMS Engineering, Inc. a Houston, Texas based engineering firm providing high-level technical expertise in the area of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) and related processes.
Reza has 35 years of hands-on FCC experience in the refining industry, focusing on technical services, troubleshooting, process design, and project management, including major FCC revamps. A licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas and Louisiana, Reza has published technical papers and produced industry seminars on refining and catalytic cracking operations and conducted numerous client customized FCC training courses and public seminars.

Klappentext

3rd edition. A practical guide to optimising the FCC process, filled with real examples.

Zusammenfassung
Providing practical information and tools that engineers can use to maximize the profitability and reliability of their fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) operations, this book focuses on the developments, the shift to using FCC to process lower quality crudes, and on troubleshooting.

Inhalt

1. Process flow description2. FCC Feed Characterization3. FCC Catalysts4. Chemistry of FCC reactions5. Unit monitoring and control. Products and economics6. Project management and hardware design7. Troubleshooting8. Emerging trends in fluidized catalytic crackingAppendixes:Total correlationsn-d-M correlationsAPI correlationsASTM to TBP conversionDefinitions of fluidization termsGlossaryIndex