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sustain thermal cracking reactions. Excess coke is sent to the gasier (4) where the coke reacts with air and steam to produce a clean fuel gas (Flexigas) that can be used in boilers and furnaces, backing out purchased fuel gas. Approximately 97% of the coke generated in the reactor is consumed in the process, with a small amount of product coke recovered from the nes system (5).
Coker Naphtha
15 - 20 wt%
Mogas Blending Refinery Fuel/Sales Petrochemical Feed Middle Distillate FCC/Hydrocracking Feed Petrochemical Feed FCC/Hydrocracking Feed Fuel Oil
FLEXICOKING Products
The FLEXICOKING process produces a full range of products, from a C4- reactor gas stream through a full range of liquid products to a minimal product coke stream. It also produces a clean fuel gas via gasication of the majority of the gross coke produced in the reactor.
Heater/ Gasifier
Net Coke
4 wt%
The reactor gas stream is typically sent to a light ends plant in order to produce a C2- fuel gas, C3's for alkylation unit feed, chemical feedstock, or LPG, and C4's for mogas blending. The liquid products are typically cut into three fractions. The coker naphtha is sent to a hydrotreater and then used as reformer feedstock or for mogas blending. The light and heavy coker gas oils are used as FCC, hydrocracker, or petrochemical feed. While most of the coke is gasied, a small amount is produced from the FLEXICOKING process. The nes are used in metallurgical, metals recovery, and fuels applications. Product uid coke can be withdrawn from the heater to adjust the gasication level. This coke has a lower sulfur content compared to the coke produced in the reactor, making it attractive for sale.
Flexibility is Key
As the name implies, FLEXICOKING is a very exible process. There are two main reasons for this exibility. The rst is adaptability in the liquid product draws. Typically, the 975F/525C+ liquid is recycled to extinction from the scrubber back to the reactor. However, with minor modications to the scrubber, this stream can be withdrawn as an additional product. This is typically referred to as extra heavy coker gas oil, and is often blended into the renery fuel oil stock. Elimination of recycle typically results in an increase in liquid products of 4 - 6 wt% on fresh feed, reducing the overall reactor gas and coke make. Secondly, FLEXICOKING provides versatility in the gasication of coke. Adjusting the amount of coke gasied allows the rener to produce more or less fuel gas substitute depending on site needs. Since this clean gas can be used in furnaces or boilers, it can provide fuel for a wide range of processes, backing out the amount of expensive natural gas purchased by the renery. Additional process congurations including Dual Gasication FLEXICOKING enable the production of syngas and/or hydrogen.