Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Sudhir Kumar Pande

Debasis Bhattacharyya

Brijesh Kumar

Ravinder Kumar Malhotra

Santanam Rajagopal

Mohan Prabhu Kuvettu

Arumugam Velayutham Karthikeyani

Biswanath Sarkar

Satheesh Vetterkunnel Kumaran

Gadari Saidulu

Velusamy Chidambaram

Shoeb Hussain Khan

Shiba Prasad Choudhury

Manoj Kumar Bhuyan

Bidyut De

Arvind Wamandas Mahant

A process and apparatus for catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock employing circulating fluidized bed reactor-regenerator configuration for maximizing the yield of propylene (C3 olefin) is disclosed. The apparatus comprises two reaction zones operating under different temperature and weight hourly space velocity (WHSV), one primary zone for cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock and other as secondary zone for cracking of C4 fraction produced from the cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock in the primary reaction zone, optionally admixed with C4 stream from external source. Two dedicated conduits equipped with valves for control of catalyst flow rate are provided to supply the hot catalyst from a common catalyst regeneration zone wherein the catalyst flowing though conduit connected to the secondary reaction zone is cooled employing a heat exchanging device. The lower temperature achieved in secondary reaction zone on account of exchange of heat along with lower weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) selectively promotes oligomerization of C4 fraction before being cracked to produce C3 olefin in the subsequent portion of the reaction zone (primary).

Production of propylene in a fluid catalytic cracking unit

The present invention provides an adsorbent for removal of con-carbon and contaminant metals in feed, said adsorbent composition consisting of clay in the range of 30-70 wt. % and silica in the range of 70-30 wt. %, wherein the adsorbent has a pore volume in the range of 0.25-0.45 cc/gm; a pore size in the range of 20 to 2000 &#x212b; and a bi-modal pore size distribution characteristics, with a maximum of about 32% of the adsorbent having a pore size in the range of 20-200 &#x212b; and a minimum of about 68% of the adsorbent having a pore size in the range of 200-2000 &#x212b;. The present invention also provides a process for preparing the said adsorbent.

Adsorbent for removal of con-carbon and contaminant metal present in hydrocarbon feed

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Faridabad, India

Sudhir Kumar Pande