Understanding catalyst deactivation during the direct cracking of crude oil
Mohammed A. Alabdullah, Tuiana Shoinkhorova, Alla Dikhtiarenko, Samy Ould‐Chikh, Alberto Rodriguez‐Gomez, Sang‐Ho Chung, Arwa Alahmadi, Idoia Hita, Sébastien Pairis, Jean‐Louis Hazemann, Pedro Castaño, Javier Ruiz-Martı́nez, Isidoro Morales Osorio, Khalid Almajnouni, Wei Xu, Jorge Gascón
Abstract
In the formulation of zeolite-based catalysts for the direct cracking of crude, the use of kaolin matrixes prevents, to a large extent, zeolite dealumination. Metals and other impurities in crude oil provoke a slight decrease in activity and selectivity patterns.
Topics & Concepts
ZeoliteCatalysisCrackingCrude oilSelectivityFluid catalytic crackingChemistryImpurityChemical engineeringLight crude oilOrganic chemistryPetroleum engineeringGeologyEngineeringZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisPetroleum Processing and Analysis