Title: Experimentation in Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors
Abstract: The selection of an appropriate reactor for hydroprocessing research primarily depends on the type of information to be generated, the reliability and reproducibility of the information required, and the cost involved to generate such information. A continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) is preferred for kinetic studies, especially when a complex kinetic model needs to be developed. Stirred tank reactors operating in batch and semi-batch mode are found to be the most commonly used to perform slurry-phase experiments. This chapter deals with the experimentation in CSTR to evaluate the hydrocracking of residues obtained from heavy crude oil. A structured protocol and a bench-scale plant have been reported in detail to continuously evaluate hydrocracking and hydrotreating processes in the CSTR. IMP is able to develop experimental studies and kinetic modeling for hydrocracking of heavy oil taking into account the catalyst deactivation obtained in a continuous stirred tank basket reactor.
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-03-13
Language: en
Type: other
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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