Alternative Options for Ebullated Bed Vacuum Residue Hydrocracker Naphtha Utilization

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creativework.keywordsblending, gasoline post-treatment, hydrocracking, naphtha, octane number, ZSM 5
creativework.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)en
dc.contributor.authorStratiev D.
dc.contributor.authorShishkova I.
dc.contributor.authorIvanov M.
dc.contributor.authorDinkov R.
dc.contributor.authorToteva V.
dc.contributor.authorAngelova D.
dc.contributor.authorKolev I.
dc.contributor.authorTavlieva M.
dc.contributor.authorYordanov D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:27:06Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T14:51:05Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:27:06Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T14:51:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-01
dc.description.abstractThe vacuum residue hydrocracker naphtha (VRHN) is a chemically unstable product that during storage changes its colour and forms sediments after two weeks. It cannot be directly exported from the refinery without improving its chemical stability. In this research, the hydrotreatment of H-Oil naphtha with straight run naphtha in a commercial hydrotreater, its co-processing with fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline in a commercial Prime-G+ post-treater, and its co-processing with vacuum gas oil (VGO) in a commercial FCC unit were discussed. The hydrotreatment improves the chemical stability of H-Oil naphtha and reduces its sulphur content to 3 ppm. The Prime-G+ co-hydrotreating increases the H-Oil naphtha blending research octane number (RON) by 6 points and motor octane number (MON) by 9 points. The FCC co-cracking with VGO enhances the blending RON by 11.5 points and blending MON by 17.6 points. H-Oil naphtha conversion to gaseous products (C1–C4 hydrocarbons) in the commercial FCC unit was found to be 50%. The use of ZSM 5 containing catalyst additive during processing H-Oil naphtha showed to lead to FCC gasoline blending octane enhancement by 2 points. This enabled an increment of low octane number naphtha in the commodity premium near zero sulphur automotive gasoline by 2.4 vol.% and substantial improvement of refinery margin. The processing of H-Oil naphtha in the FCC unit leads also to energy saving as a result of an equivalent lift steam substitution in the FCC riser.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pr11123410
dc.identifier.issn2227-9717
dc.identifier.scopusSCOPUS_ID:85180665137en
dc.identifier.urihttps://rlib.uctm.edu/handle/123456789/891
dc.language.isoen
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dc.titleAlternative Options for Ebullated Bed Vacuum Residue Hydrocracker Naphtha Utilization
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue12
oaire.citation.volume11
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