Institut Francais Du Pe'trole

Ifp Energies Nouvelles

Institute Francais Du Petrole

Patrice Font

Sylvain Louret

Eric Sanchez

Sylvie Lacombe

Laurent Simon

Vincent Coupard

Damien Gille

Eric Sancheż

An axial flow staged zone oligomerization reaction process includes the steps of passing a hydrocarbon feedstock into the lower portion of the axial flow staged zone reactor which includes axial circulation of the hydrocarbon reaction fluid serially in each of the reaction zones, passing catalyst through a constriction zone located between successive upper and lower catalytic reaction zones which includes heat exchanging of the fluids being the constriction zone within the reactor and further includes withdrawing the oligomerized product from the top of the reactor.

Multi-zone fixed-bed or moving-bed reactor with an integrated heat exchanger

This invention relates to a staged-zone reactor of the axial-flow type that makes it possible to implement strongly endothermic or exothermic reactions. The reactor comprises a constriction of the catalytic bed between an upper zone () and a lower zone (), making it possible to house in the reactor a heat exchanger for the intermediate heating or cooling of the effluents. Process of chemical conversion using this reactor for exothermic or endothermic reactions in the gas and/or liquid phase, and in particular for the oligomerization reaction of C2 to C12 fractions for the purpose of producing a diesel fraction.

A reaction device includes staged zones making it possible to implement strongly endothermic or exothermic reactions. The device reduces the differences in catalytic activity between these zones using an addition of fresh or regenerated catalyst at the inlet of each reaction zone and provides an integrated heat exchanger. A process of chemical conversion employs the device for gas-phase and/or liquid-phase exothermic or endothermic reactions, and in particular for the oligomerization reaction of C2 to C12 fractions for the purpose of producing a diesel fraction.

Multi-zone moving-bed reaction device with an addition of regenerated or fresh catalyst in each zone

A process for producing propylene from a steam cracking and/or catalytic cracking light olefinic cut, involves a moving bed catalytic cracking step with a catalyst regeneration loop. The process recycles a portion of the used catalyst to the inlet of the moving bed reactor. Nevertheless, the conversion is high, with a good yield and good propylene selectivity.

Moving bed process for producing propylene, recycling a fraction of used catalyst

Process and device for the transport of granular solids with a controlled flow rate, in particular for the transport of catalyst in a hydrocarbon reforming unit. The device comprises a gravity-feed pipe (A) for solid particles in the dense phase, a pneumatic transport pipe (C) in the dilute phase, and an inclined transfer pipe (B) that connects, without a buffer space, the base of the feed pipe to the pneumatic transport pipe, whereby this transfer pipe comprises means () for injection of a secondary gas located at the junction between the feed pipe and the transfer pipe.

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Patrice Font