China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation

Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Sinopec

Guozhen Qi

Siqing Zhong

Zhinan Yu

Xiaohong Li

Yongming Jin

Hongtao Wang

Jing Cao

Wei Zhu Chen

Jun Xu

Weimin Yang

Li Wang

Songyuan Gu

Li Ping Wang

Zhe Yang

Zaiku Xie

Huiming Zhang

Hongyuan Zong

Pan Gao

Ju Wang

Yanxue Wang

Huawen Wang

A process for producing lower olefins from oxygenates includes the steps of contacting a feedstock comprising oxygenates with molecular sieve catalyst in fluidized bed reaction zone under effective conditions, to produce product including ethylene and/or propylene; the effective conditions include that in the fluidized bed reaction zone, the weights of catalysts having various carbon deposition amounts are controlled, calculated as the weight of the molecular sieve in the catalysts, to have the following proportions based on the total weight of the catalysts in the fluidized bed reaction zone: the proportion of the weight of the catalyst having a coke deposition amount of less than 3 wt % is 1-20 wt %; the catalyst having a coke deposition amount of from 3 wt % to less than 5 wt % represents 10 to 70 wt %; and the catalyst having a coke deposition amount from 5 wt % to 10 wt % represents 10 to 88 wt %.

Process for producing lower olefins from oxygenates

The invention relates to a method for regulating the gas velocity of the empty bed in a fluidized bed, wherein solid catalysts are used as fluidized particles or as a part of fluidized particles, characterized in that the gas velocity of the empty bed μ of the reaction zone of the fluidized bed is measured, compared with the bed average catalyst density ρ of the solid catalysts in the reaction zone of the fluidized bed, the gas velocity of the empty bed μ being adjusted as required such that the gas velocity of the empty bed μ and the bed average catalyst density ρ satisfy the formula (I) below: ρ=0.356μ−4.319μ−35.57μ+M; wherein M=250−; where μ is provided in m/s and ρ is provided in kg/m. The method can be used for the industrial production of lower olefin.

Method for regulating the gas velocity of the empty bed in a fluidized bed

The invention relates to a process of converting methanol in a fluidized bed reactor comprising feeding a methanol-containing feedstock into a fluidized bed reactor, contacting the feedstock with a catalyst, to produce a product comprising ethylene and propylene under effective conditions; the fluidized bed reactor comprises a diluent-phase zone and a dense-phase zone, wherein the diluent-phase temperature difference between any regions of the diluent-phase zone having a methanol concentration of more than 0.1 wt % (preferably more than 0.01 wt %) in the fluidized bed reactor is controlled to be less than 20° C., and the dense-phase temperature difference between any regions in the dense-phase zone having a methanol concentration of more than 0.1 wt % (preferably more than 0.01 wt %) in the fluidized bed reactor is controlled to be less than 10° C.

Process of converting methanol in a fluidized bed reactor

A fluidized bed reactor is provided, comprising an inlet zone at a lower position, an outlet zone at an upper position, and a reaction zone between the inlet zone and the outlet zone. A guide plate with through holes is disposed in the reaction zone, comprising a dense channel region in an intermediate region thereof and a sparse channel region disposed on a periphery thereof and encompassing the dense channel region. Catalysts in said fluidized bed reactor can be homogeneously distributed in the reaction zone thereof, whereby the reaction efficiency can be improved. A reaction regeneration apparatus comprising said fluidized bed reactor, and a process for preparing olefins from oxygenates and a process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons from oxygenates using the reaction regeneration apparatus.

Fluidized bed reactor, reaction regeneration apparatus, process for preparing olefins, and process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons

Device for use in a fluidized bed reactor includes a gas-solid separator communicated with an outlet of the fluidized bed reactor; a vertically arranged damper, a solid outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with a lower region of the damper, a gas outlet of the gas-solid separator communicated with an upper region of the damper; a fine gas-solid separator, an inlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the upper region of the damper, and a solid outlet of the fine gas-solid separator communicated with the lower region of the damper. Product from the fluidized bed reactor is fed into the preliminary gas-solid separator, most solid catalysts separated and fed into the lower region; the product entraining the rest catalysts is fed into the upper region, and into the fine gas-solid separator, the rest catalysts fed into the lower region; and final product is obtained from the fine gas-solid separator.

Separation device for use in fluidized bed reactor, reaction regeneration apparatus and process for preparing olefins, and process for preparing aromatic hydrocarbons

A process for producing light olefins is provided. A feedstock enters a pre-reaction zone and contacts a catalyst comprising at least one silicon-aluminophosphate molecular sieve and produces a gas-phase stream; the gas-phase stream and the catalyst enter at least one riser, and the gas-phase stream and the catalyst pass from an outlet of the at least one riser and enter a gas-solid rapid separation zone; the separated gas-phase stream enters a separation section; a first portion of the separated catalyst returns to the pre-reaction zone, and a second portion is regenerated in a regenerator; wherein an inlet of the at least one riser extends into the pre-reaction zone, about 60% to about 90% of the height of the at least one riser passes through a heat exchange zone, and the outlet extends into the gas-solid rapid separation zone.

Processes for producing light olefins

The invention provides a start-up method for a reaction-regeneration unit for preparing light olefins from methanol, which comprises: (a) heating a regenerator with an auxiliary combustion chamber and a reactor with a start-up furnace; (b) charging a catalyst into the regenerator and reactor; (c) closing a spent catalyst slide valve and a regenerated catalyst slide valve after the reactor reaches about 350&#xb0; C. or more; (d) feeding methanol to the reactor after the dense phase stage of the regenerator reaches about 350&#xb0; C. or more; (e) opening the spent catalyst slide valve and introducing a carbon deposited catalyst from the reactor to the regenerator after the dense phase stage reaches about 400&#xb0; C. or more and the average amount of carbon deposits on the catalyst in the reactor reaches about 2.5% or more; (f) raising the regenerator to above about 580&#xb0; C.; and (g) stopping the start-up furnace and auxiliary combustion chamber.

Start-up method for reaction-regeneration unit used to prepare light olefins from methanol

A process for producing at least one light olefin, comprising converting three raw materials in the presence of at least one catalyst comprising at least one molecular sieve and regenerating said at least one catalyst into three separate product streams.

A process for producing at least one light olefin comprising: (a) contacting a first raw material comprising methanol with a least one catalyst in a first reaction zone to produce at least one light olefin and at least one inactivated catalyst; (b) transporting the at least one inactivated catalyst to a first regeneration zone to produce at least one first regenerated catalyst, and transporting a portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to the first reaction zone; (c) transporting another portion of the at least one first regenerated catalyst to a second regeneration zone to obtain at least one second regenerated catalyst; and (d) transporting the at least one second regenerated catalyst to a second reaction zone, and contacting the at least one second regenerated catalyst with a second raw material comprising C4 olefins to produce a product stream II comprising at least one light olefin.

Processes for producing at least one light olefin

A process for increasing the yield of ethylene and propylene, comprising:

Processes for increasing the yield of ethylene and propylene

The present invention provides a process for increasing ethylene and/or propylene yield during conversion of oxygenates using a system comprising a reactor and a regenerator, wherein the reactor comprises a fluidized bed reactor and a riser reactor, which process increases ethylene and/or propylene yield by using a mixture of the deactivated catalyst from the fluidized bed reactor and the regenerated catalyst from the regenerator in the riser reactor for further cracking the Chydrocarbon stream separated from the product stream.

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