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New Catalyst Technology for Hydrocracking and Diesel Hydrotreating
15th of November 2016Theo Maesen, Lucas Groeneveld, Chuck Olsen, Alex Yoon
21st Annual MeetingEPIC Sana Hotel - Lisbon
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Presentation OutlineIntroduction
Advanced Refining Technologies / Chevron Lummus Global
Review of ISOCRACKING® Catalysts portfolio Developments ImprovementsCommercial Experience
Conclusions
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ART/CLG Overview Technology Licensing and Catalyst Sales
Catalyst Sales and Manufacturing
Catalyst Process
Process and Technology Licensing
50 %
50 % 50 %
50 %
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Current Hydroprocessing Environment Running well over design rates
Producing higher quality fuels
Requiring longer operating cycles
Processing more complex feed diet
Often the unit that makes refinery viable
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The Trouble with Synthetic Crude Oil?Let’s talk Double Bond Equivalent (DBE)
Light VGO
(874-923 °F BP)
VR
(1074-1121 °F BP)
15 15 15
19 22 26
Heavy VGO
(930-977 °F BP)17 19
24
DBE = 2C – H + N + 22
DBE = # rings + # double bonds
# H2 molecules needed to reach full saturation
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Vacuum Gas Oil described as DBE, CN domains
non-existent
aromatics
aromatics &
naphthenics
paraffins
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Hydroprocessing Segments distinguished by DBE, CN domains
non-existent
Hydrotreating
Hydrocracking
Hydrodewaxing
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New ART Catalysts per Annum per Segment
non-existent
Hydrotreating 2-3
Hydrocracking 2-3
Hydrodewaxing 1-2
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Presentation Outline
non-existent
Hydrotreating
Hydrocracking
Hydrodewaxing
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Optimized Design of Catalyst Systems through tailored Reactivity
Filtration, Precipitation Facile Hydrotreating
Hydrotreating
Hydrocracking
Hydrodewaxing
Demet
Grading
Hydro-treating
Increasing Reactivity of
Catalyst Beds
Hydro-cracking
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Steady Progress through Steady Investment in Hydrotreating
HD
N A
ctiv
ity, °
C
Base
+ 10
+15
+25
ICR 514
1972 1988 1996 2003 2006 2009 2011 2013 2016
ICR 513
+20
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ICR 1000: step-out Cogel Catalyst for truly deep Hydrotreating
Filtration, Precipitation Facile Hydrotreating
Hydrotreating
Deep Hydrotreating
Hydrocracking Hydrodewaxing
Demet
Grading
Hydro-treating
Hydro-cracking
Stock Balance Improvements More complex Feed Diet Longer Cycle Length Refining Capital Avoidance
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Heavy Polynuclear Aromatics in Petrolatum by APPI Mass Spectrometry
Petrolatum
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HPNA’s are not the most suitable for Personal Care Products
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FDA-approvable
ICR 1000 eliminates Carcinogensfrom Petroleum Jelly
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What is bad for Personal Care is bad for Operations
VR
(1074-1121 °F BP)19 22
26
Heavy VGO
(930-977 °F BP)17 19
24 39
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Heavy Coker Gas Oil contributes traditional refractory Feed Components
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Syncrude contributes truly refractory Feed Components
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HPNA’s from opportunity VGO accumulate in recycle Stream
FreshFeed
Make-upHydrogen
LightNaphtha
HeavyNaphtha
Kerosene
Diesel
ProductGas
RecycleGas
First-StageProduct
Second-Stage Product
FCCFeed
First Stage
Second Stage
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ICR 1000 lowers Bleed Rate through faster HPNA Equilibration
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Initial Benzo[ghi]perylene Concentration (ppm)
Langmuir-Hinshelwood model
ICR513
ICR1001
Traditional Catalysts preferentially convert VGO
ICR1000 preferentially equilibrates HPNA
HPNA Concentration (ppm)
HPN
A C
onve
rsio
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ICR 1000 & managed VGO diet affords maximizing margin per cycle
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Conclusions Hydrotreating VGO
ICR 1000 affords a more complex feed diet.facilitates HPNA destruction in kinetic regime
affords turning disenfranchised feeds to lubesfacilitates HPNA management in thermodynamic regime
affords lower bleed rate, longer cycle length
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Hydrocracking
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From VGO to Diesel Hydrotreating
non-existent
Hydrotreating
Hydrodewaxing
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ICR 1000 for maximum Volume Swell maximum H2 Efficiency
feed conventional ICR 1000API 33.0 35.1 37.0
d (g/cc) 0.8595 0.8493 0.8398H2 consumption (scf/b) 427 539
H2 consumption (Nm3/m3) 76 96Paraffins (vol-%) 25 24 26
Naphthenics (vol-%) 53 74 72Aromatics (vol-%) 21 3 2
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Conclusions Hydrotreating VGO
ICR 1000 affords a more complex feed diet.facilitates HPNA destruction in kinetic regime
affords turning disenfranchised feeds to lubesfacilitates HPNA management in thermodynamic regime
affords lower bleed rate, longer cycle lengthmaximizes diesel volume swell
opens diesel-range PNA rings
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hydrotreating
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Hydrocracking after thorough Hydrotreating
non-existent
hydrocracking
hydrodewaxing
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A Catalyst Platform
Catalyst ABC
Crystalline Si/AlAmorphous Si/AlBase Metals
C C C
BB
BA A
A
C
B
A
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Trade-off between Yield and Cycle Length Signature of Catalyst Platform
Mid
dle
Dis
tilla
te Y
ield
Cycle Length / Activity
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R&D Target is to reach for GoldM
iddl
e D
istil
late
Yie
ld
Cycle Length / Activity
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hydrocracking
hydrotreating
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Hydrodewaxing to make the most from the Hydrocracking Section
non-existent
hydrodewaxing
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Traditional Hydrocracking Catalysts struggle to convert Wax
wax in 700F+ SDW to -15 C pp
Wax
con
vers
ion
VGO conversion
ICR 160
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Modern Catalysts convert Wax into Distillates
wax in 700F+ SDW to -15 C pp
Wax
con
vers
ion
VGO conversion
ICR 160
ICR 185
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Mid
dle
Dis
tilla
te Y
ield
Cycle Length / Activity
Dewaxing Functionality increases Yield by hydrocracking Wax into Distillates
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Mid
dle
Dis
tilla
te Y
ield
Cycle Length / Activity
Hydrodewaxing converts Wax into more Middle Distillate
ICR 160
ICR 185
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Mid
dle
Dis
tilla
te Y
ield
Cycle Length / Activity
Further tailoring of Dewaxing Functionality further increases Distillate Yield
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Mid
dle
Dis
tilla
te Y
ield
Cycle Length / Activity
Further tailoring of Dewaxing Functionality further increases Distillate Yield
ICR 160
ICR 185
ICR 193
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Why use ART Catalyst?
Catalysts for all configurations and technologies
Enhanced HPNA management through ICR 1000 Enhanced wax management through latest Catalyst Generations
Patented reactor internals
Process design and Operations “know-how” Superior Technical Services
System design comes from first hand experience and represents an optimum balance
between cycle length and yield requirements
Yield per Barrel Cycle Length