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Charles L Hemler

Laurence O Stine

Anthony G Vickers

Harold U Hammershaimb

A catalyst regeneration process and apparatus for the oxidative removal of coke from a coke contaminated fluid catalyst. The process comprises a high temperature coke combustion zone, a catalyst disengagement zone and an external heat removal zone. A mixture of coke contaminated catalyst, oxygen containing gas, hot regenerated catalyst and cool regenerated catalyst from the heat removal zone are contacted in the high temperature combustion zone, the temperature of which is controlled by adjusting the rate at which catalyst is recycled from the heat removal zone. The temperature of the catalyst-gas mixture is controlled by adjusting the rate at which hot catalyst is recycled from the disengagement zone.

Fluid catalyst regeneration apparatus

Fluid catalyst regeneration process and apparatus

A method for regenerating a coke-contaminated cracking catalyst with the simultaneous carefully controlled combustion of CO to CO.sub.2 within a regeneration zone to produce regenerated catalyst and flue gas. Novel features of the method include adding to the regeneration zone, independently of the cracking catalyst, a CO oxidation promoter and combusting CO to CO.sub.2 in the presence of the promoter and regenerated catalyst. The oxidation promoter may be added to the regeneration zone in amounts to control the CO concentration in the flue gas, a regeneration zone temperature, or the residual carbon concentration on regenerated catalyst.

Method of regenerating coke-contaminated catalyst with simultaneous

A method for regenerating a coke-contaminated cracking catalyst with the simultaneous carefully controlled catalyzed combustion of CO to CO.sub.2 within a regeneration zone to produce regenerated catalyst and flue gas. Novel features of the method include adding to the regeneration zone, independently of the cracking catalyst, a supported CO oxidation promoter and combusting CO to CO.sub.2 in the presence of the promoter and regenerated catalyst. A supported oxidation promoter may be added to the regeneration zone in amounts to control the CO concentration in the flue gas, a regeneration zone temperature, or the residual carbon concentration on regenerated catalyst.

A method for regenerating a coke-contaminated cracking catalyst with the simultaneous carefully controlled combustion of CO to CO.sub.2 within a regeneration zone to produce regenerated catalyst and flue gas. Novel features of the method include adding to the regeneration zone, independently of the cracking catalyst, a liquid comprising a soluble CO oxidation promoter selected from the group consisting of the noble metals and compounds thereof and combusting CO to CO.sub.2 in the presence of the promoter and regenerated catalyst. The liquid may be added to the regeneration zone in amounts to control the CO concentration in the flue gas, a regeneration zone temperature, or the residual carbon concentration on regenerated catalyst.

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Mt. Prospect, IL, United States of America

Charles L Hemler