Technical Services
PETROCAT offers the following services in cooperation with LEFH
FCC catalysts and feedstocks selection through a process model
Protocols development and design of experiments for testing FCC catalysts, feedstocks and for FCC process optimization studies
Consulting in refining and bio-refining processes
Design, construction and start-up of pilot plants related to petrochemical, chemical and environmental technologies
PETROCAT aims at providing services mainly to the petroleum refineries. The objective is to offer solutions to existing refinery problems. To achieve this technical analysis is provided by combining catalyst evaluation data with current operation of the Fluid Cracking Unit.
FCC catalysts and feestocks selection through a process Model
In collaboration with Eurotek, PETROCAT has developed a version of FCCTek model suitable for the operation of the CPERI FCC pilot plant. Using the large data bank available in CPERI where more than 100 different FCC feeds and 100 Ecats were tested in a wide range of operating variables (Temperature, Pressure, Residence times, C/O ratios etc.) the model can predict very satisfactory the performance of the pilot plant and also to calculate accurate catalyst and feed factors to capture the catalyst/additives and feed effects. Using data from a commercial FCC unit the original FCCTek model can also be applied for the FCCU of a refinery.
Using this FCC process models Petrocat can make:
- Accurate projections of the performance of new FCC catalysts and additives in commercial FCC units.
- Accurate projections of the performance of new FCC feedstocks in commercial FCC unit
- FCC Process Optimization Studies using the new catalysts and/or feedstocks
- Ecats performance comparisons
Protocols development and design of experiments for testing FCC catalysts, feedstocks and for FCC process optimization studies
Petrocat together with its customers (refineries, biorefineries, catalyst suppliers, Licensors etc) can design and determine specific protocols and design of experiment based on LEFH infrastructure. LEFH has the following bench scale and pilot scale facilities that can be used for FCC services.
The FCC process model is based on data from the following units:
- High temperature steam deactivation of catalysts up to 5 Kg at a time
- Cyclic deactivation of FCC catalysts with simultaneous metal (Ni, V, Fe etc.) deposition up to 5 kg
- Cyclic Propylene Steam (CPS) deactivation of metal impregnated FCC catalyst up to 5 Kg
- Activity and selectivity evaluation of cracking catalysts in a Short Contact time microactivity unit (SCT - MAT)
- Activity and selectivity evaluation of cracking catalysts in a Single Receiver - Short Contact Time Microactivity unit (SR-SCT - MAT)
- Activity and selectivity evaluation of cracking catalysts in a Short Contact Time Resid Test unit (SCT - RT)
- Activity and selectivity evaluation of cracking catalysts in an Advanced Cracking Evaluation unit (ACE)
- Catalyst and process studies in an FCC pilot plant with 9 meters riser and continuous catalyst regeneration
- Bench and pilot units for evaluation of FCC additives: (DeSOx and DeNOx additives, BCA additives, CO promoters)
Consulting in refining and bio-refining processes
PETROCAT can provide consulting and research work to the refining and bio-refining industry regarding:
- Development of new innovative processes
- Development of experimental systems for new and existing processes
- Evaluation of catalyst performance results
- Recommendation for new catalysts for refining and bio-refining processes
- Recommendation for Scale up studies
Design, construction and start-up of pilot plants related to petrochemical, chemical and environmental technologies
Through the extensive experience on constructing and operating pilot units in CPERI’s high-bay area, PETROCAT can provide design and constuction or retrofitting services for customers, such as SMEs or the Industry for many processes in the area of new fuel research and development. Specifically, the knowledge in automated infrastructures can offer integration of components or processes to existing infrastructures as well as new installations on renewable or other modern energy related processes, new energy sources or energy storage and especially in chemical storage and it’s exploitation.