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Apparatus for separating catalysts in FCC closed cyclone system
Assignee: Mobil Oil AS
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Filing: 1986-05-30
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Granted: 1988-10-18
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Expires: 2006-05-30
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for improving the separation of a catalyst phase from a gas suspension phase in a fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. In a vertical separation embodiment, a cyclone separator inlet is located in the upper portion of a riser conversion zone and draws off gaseous hydrocarbon materials, while catalyst particles continue vertically to the end of the riser conversion zone, and pass through a catalyst conduit to a catalyst storage area. In a horizontal separation embodiment, the catalyst/hydrocarbon mixture is transported horizontally from the end of the riser conversion zone past a cyclone separator inlet towards a catalyst conduit. The cyclone inlet draws off gaseous hydrocarbon materials, while the catalyst particles pass through the catalyst conduit to a catalyst storage area.
Inventors
- 👤 James H. Haddad
- 👤 Hartley Owen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 18:57
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J8/00; B01J8/005; B01J8/0055; C; C10; C10G; C10G11/00; C10G11/14; C10G11/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
An apparatus for fluid catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feed, comprising: a reactor vessel comprising a riser conversion zone formed as a vertically disposed elongated tubular conduit having an upstream end and a downstream end, said downstream end terminating within said reactor vessel; means for introducing a suspension of hydrocarbon feed and catalyst into an upstream end of said riser conversion zone to produce a mixture of catalyst and cracked hydrocarbon feed traveling in an upward direction of flow towards the downstream end of said riser conversion zone; catalyst conduit means, said catalyst conduit means comprising a horizontal portion for communicating with said downstream end of said conversion zone and for conveying said mixture in a first direction, and a vertical portion for subsequently conveying said mixture downwardly to a catalyst storage area within said reactor vessel, said catalyst conduit horizontal portion merging with said catalyst conduit vertical portion and being in communication with said catalyst conduit vertical portion; a riser cyclone separator means, having an inlet disposed adjacent said horizontal portion of said catalyst conduit means, an effluent exhaust and a catalyst exhaust, said inlet having an inlet flow direction and being in fluid communication with said catalyst conduit means, said mixture direction and said inlet flow direction lying in a substantially horizontal plane; conduit means for conducting said separator means effluent exhaust out of said reactor vessel; and a dipleg for conveying said separator catalyst from said cyclone catalyst exhaust to said catalyst storage area.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
247 words
An apparatus for fluid catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feed, comprising: a reactor vessel comprising a riser conversion zone formed as a vertically disposed elongated tubular conduit having an upstream end and a downstream end, said downstream end terminating within said reactor vessel; means for introducing a suspension of hydrocarbon feed and catalyst into an upstream end of said riser conversion zone to produce a mixture of catalyst and cracked hydrocarbon feed traveling in an upward direction of flow towards the downstream end of said riser conversion zone; catalyst conduit means, said catalyst conduit means comprising a horizontal portion for communicating with said downstream end of said conversion zone and for conveying said mixture in a first direction, and a vertical portion for subsequently conveying said mixture downwardly to a catalyst storage area within said reactor vessel, said catalyst conduit horizontal portion merging with said catalyst conduit vertical portion and being in communication with said catalyst conduit vertical portion; a riser cyclone separator means, having an inlet disposed adjacent said horizontal portion of said catalyst conduit means, an effluent exhaust and a catalyst exhaust, said inlet having an inlet flow direction and being in fluid communication with said catalyst conduit means, said mixture direction and said inlet flow direction lying in a substantially horizontal plane; conduit means for conducting said separator means effluent exhaust out of said reactor vessel; and a dipleg for conveying said separator catalyst from said cyclone catalyst exhaust to said catalyst storage area.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
91 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said elongated tubular conduit includes means for supporting said catalyst conduit means, wherein said apparatus further includes means for mounting said riser cyclone separator means from said reactor vessel with said separator means effluent exhaust conduit passing through and in sealing engagement with said reactor vessel, said riser cyclone separator means inlet being disposed adjacent a catalyst conduit aperture, such that a fluid communication exists between said aperture and said separator inlet while permitting movement between said separator means and said catalyst conduit means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for stripping hydrocarbons from said catalyst in said catalyst storage area, wherein a longitudinal axis of said cyclone inlet intersects a longitudinal axis of said horizontal portion of said catalyst conduit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said catalyst conduit includes dilute phase stripper means for passing stripping steam countercurrently with respect to catalyst traveling through said catalyst conduit and then into said cyclone inlet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said riser conversion zone includes means for injecting steam into said suspension of hydrocarbon feed and catalyst traveling through said riser conversion zone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said elongated tubular conduit of said riser conversion zone comprises means for supporting said catalyst conduit means and said riser cyclone separator means.
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