Optimal design and operation of an industrial fluidized catalytic cracking reactor
- Submitting institution
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The University of Bradford
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 75
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.fuel.2017.05.092
- Title of journal
- Fuel
- Article number
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- First page
- 657
- Volume
- 206
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0016-2361
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2017
- URL
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0016236117306841?via%3Dihub
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) is the most significant operation in oil refineries converting feedstock to valuable products . We developed a new mathematical model for an industrial FCC reactor incorporating complex hydrodynamics of the regenerator system with a new six lumps kinetic model for the riser. The model was employed to maximize the conversion and the octane number (improved by 7.6% and 5.6% respectively compared to literature values) while minimizing the cock content in the regenerator. This work is a result of collaboration with Tikrit University (Iraq) which led to further research with them and Ministry of Oil (Iraq).
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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