Study on the Performance and Commercial Application of New Generation DMMC-1 Type Catalyst for Deep Catalytic Cracking

摘要

Over the past decades SINOPEC has been uninterruptedly engaging in the development and upgrading of deep catalytic cracking (DCC) technology for manufacturing propylene from heavy oil. Recently SINOPEC after having made a lot of progress in the area of oil refining at the molecular level has developed a new generation DMMC-1 type catalyst designed for the DCC process. The laboratory evaluation tests have shown that compared to the existing MMC-2 type catalyst that features the best comprehensive performance, the DMMC-1 type catalyst has increased the propylene yield by 2.2% with the propylene selectivity increased by 10%. The said catalyst has improved its ability for heavy oil cracking and coke selectivity along with reduction of olefin content in gasoline to achieve a better product distribution and improve the product quality. The results of application of the said catalyst in a 650-kt/a commercial DCC unit at SINOPEC Anqing Branch Company have revealed that the DMMC-1 catalyst demonstrated an enhanced capability for heavy oil cracking and could increase the total liquid yield to 84.56 m% from 83.92 m%, the LPG yield to 38.90 m % from 34.60 m %, the propylene yield to 17.80 m% from 15.37 m% and the propylene concentration to 45.91 m% from 44.91 m%, and reduce the coke yield from 7.61 m% to 7.05 m% and the olefin content in gasoline from 42.3 v% to 37.5 v%, resulting in an incremental profit amounting to 52.19 million RMB a year. This technology has further upgraded and developed the DCC technology which has been commanding a leading position among the industry peers.