A Revealing Look at FCC Catalysts: Profitable Operation with 'Opportunity' Feeds

摘要

It has always been fundamental for refiners to keep the FCCU running in a profitable operating mode, but lately this task has turned even more challenging due to new market conditions and environmental restrictions. One approach to maximize profitability is to process "opportunity" feeds. While this approach can potentially improve the cracking margin, it also brings new challenges of its own by pushing the FCCU operation against new constraints.