US4504381A
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Passivation of cracking catalysts with cadmium and tin
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1983-12-09
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Granted: 1985-03-12
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Expires: 2003-12-09
Abstract
Abstract A method for passivating the adverse catalytic effects of metal contaminants, such as nickel, vanadium and iron, which become deposited on cracking catalyst is disclosed. A passivation promoter comprising elemental tin and/or a tin compound in combination with elemental cadmium and/or a cadmium compound is deposited on the catalyst and the catalyst is passed through a passivation zone having a reducing atmosphere maintained at an elevated temperature to decrease the adverse catalytic effects of the metal contaminants The present method is of particular utility where the residence time of the cracking catalyst in the passivation zone is relatively short.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl F. Bertsch
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 18:38
CPC Classifications
C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/02; C10G11/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S502/00; Y10S502/521
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for passivating cracking catalyst in a cracking system comprising a reaction zone, a regeneration zone, and a passivation zone, said method comprising: (a) passing feedstock containing a metal contaminant selected from the group consisting of nickel, vanadium, iron and mixtures thereof into the reaction zone maintained under reaction conditions having cracking catalyst therein, coke and metal contaminant becoming deposited on the cracking catalyst; (b) passing cracking catalyst from the reaction zone to the regeneration zone maintained under regeneration conditions wherein at least a portion of the coke is removed from the catalyst; (c) passing metal contaminated cracking catalyst from the regeneration zone through the passiviation zone containing a hydrogen containing gas maintained under passivation conditions prior to returning the cracking catalyst to the reaction zone; and, (d) adding a passivation promoter to the cracking system, the passivation promoter comprising effective amounts of cadmium and tin to reduce the adverse catalytic effects of the metal contaminant.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for passivating cracking catalyst in a cracking system comprising a reaction zone, a regeneration zone, and a passivation zone, said method comprising: (a) passing feedstock containing a metal contaminant selected from the group consisting of nickel, vanadium, iron and mixtures thereof into the reaction zone maintained under reaction conditions having cracking catalyst therein, coke and metal contaminant becoming deposited on the cracking catalyst; (b) passing cracking catalyst from the reaction zone to the regeneration zone maintained under regeneration conditions wherein at least a portion of the coke is removed from the catalyst; (c) passing metal contaminated cracking catalyst from the regeneration zone through the passiviation zone containing a hydrogen containing gas maintained under passivation conditions prior to returning the cracking catalyst to the reaction zone; and, (d) adding a passivation promoter to the cracking system, the passivation promoter comprising effective amounts of cadmium and tin to reduce the adverse catalytic effects of the metal contaminant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the cadmium to tin ratio on an elemental metal basis, ranges between about 0.1:1 and about 9:1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the concentration of the passivation promoter in the system ranges between about 0.005 and about 0.20 weight percent of the cracking catalyst present in the system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 3 wherein the concentration of the passivation promoter in the system ranges between about 0.025 and about 0.10 weight percent of the cracking catalyst present in the system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the cadmium is added to the system as elemental cadmium or as a compound selected from the group consisting of metal organic, organic and inorganic complex salts.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the tin is added to the system as elemental tin or as a compound selected from the group consisting of metal organic, organic and inorganic complex salts.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the cracking system further comprises a transfer zone communicating with the regeneration zone and the reaction zone, and wherein the passivation zone is at least partially disposed in the transfer zone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the temperature of the passivation zone is maintained above about 700° C.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the temperature in the passivation zone is maintained within the range of about 700° C. to about 850° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the average residence time of the cracking catalyst in the passivation zone ranges between about 0.1 and about 10 minutes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the average residence time of the cracking catalyst in the passivation zone ranges between about 0.5 and about 2 minutes.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 11 wherein passivation promoter is added to the hydrocarbon feedstock to the reaction zone.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 11 wherein passivation promoter is impregnated into the catalyst prior to the catalyst being added to the cracking system.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for passivating cracking catalyst in a cracking system comprising a reaction zone, a regeneration zone, and a passivation zone, said method comprising: (a) passing feedstock containing a metal contaminant selected from the group consisting of nickel, vanadium, iron and mixtures thereof into the reaction zone maintained under reaction conditions having cracking catalyst therein, coke and metal contaminant becoming deposited on the cracking catalyst; (b) passing cracking catalyst from the reaction zone to the regeneration zone maintained under regeneration conditions wherein at least a portion of the coke is removed from the catalyst; (c) passing metal contaminated cracking catalyst from the regeneration zone through the passivation zone containing a hydrogen-containing gas maintained under reducing conditions at a temperature of about 700° to 850° C. to passivate metal contaminant on the cracking catalyst prior to returning the cracking catalyst to the reaction zone; and (d) adding a slip stream comprising a passivation promoter to the reaction zone, the passivation promoter comprising effective amounts of cadmium and tin which becomes deposited on the cracking catalyst facilitating passivation of the metal contaminant in the passivation zone.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
184 words
A method for passivating cracking catalyst in a cracking system comprising a reaction zone, a regeneration zone, and a passivation zone, said method comprising: (a) passing feedstock containing a metal contaminant selected from the group consisting of nickel, vanadium, iron and mixtures thereof into the reaction zone maintained under reaction conditions having cracking catalyst therein, coke and metal contaminant becoming deposited on the cracking catalyst; (b) passing cracking catalyst from the reaction zone to the regeneration zone maintained under regeneration conditions wherein at least a portion of the coke is removed from the catalyst; (c) passing metal contaminated cracking catalyst from the regeneration zone through the passivation zone containing a hydrogen-containing gas maintained under reducing conditions at a temperature of about 700° to 850° C. to passivate metal contaminant on the cracking catalyst prior to returning the cracking catalyst to the reaction zone; and (d) adding a slip stream comprising a passivation promoter to the reaction zone, the passivation promoter comprising effective amounts of cadmium and tin which becomes deposited on the cracking catalyst facilitating passivation of the metal contaminant in the passivation zone.
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