1. A hydrocracker feedstock has a boiling range of 650 to 920°F, an API gravity of 23.

7°, and contains

1.7 wt% sulfur. If the hydrocracking hydrogen consumption is 1500 scf/bbl of feed and the feed rate
is 7500 BPSD, determine (a) total hydrogen consumption, (b) barrels of gasoline, and (c) barrels of jet
fuel produced per day.

2. For the feed of problem 1, calculate the feed rate in barrels per day needed to produce sufficient
isobutane for an alkylation unit producing 3500 BPD of alkylate. Assume the hydrocracking hydrogen
consumption is 1750 scf/bbl of feed, and 0.65 bbl of isobutane is needed to produce 1 bbl of
alkylate.

3. For the feedstock and under the conditions of problem 1, estimate the characterization factors of
the gasoline and jet fuel fractions produced by the hydrocracker.

4. Make an overall material balance, including a hydrogen balance for a 10,000 BPSD hydrocracker
with a 26.5° API feedstock having a characterization factor of 12.1 and containing 0.7% sulfur, 0.3%
nitrogen, and 0.15% oxygen by weight. The hydrocracking hydrogen consumption is 2000 scf/bbl of
feed.

5. Calculate direct operating costs, excluding labor, per barrel of feed for a 10,000 BPSD
hydrocracker that has a total hydrogen consumption of 1780 scf/bbl of feed, and hydrogen has a
value of $3.00/Mscf.

6. Calculate the total hydrogen consumption for hydrocracking 10,000 BPSD of 24.0° API, 617°F
(325°C) to 950°F (510°C) boiling range feedstock containing 0.45% sulfur, 0.18% nitrogen, and 0.11%
oxygen by weight to a total gasoline liquid product.

7. Using the cost figures in problem 6 of chapter 6 and assuming labor costs are equal on the two
units, compare the costs per barrel of gasoline product for hydrocracking and fluid catalytic cracking
the feedstocks in problems 6 and 7 of chapter 6. The cost of hydrogen is $3.00/ Mscf. Catalytic
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8. Calculate the hydrogen consumption and jet fuel production for the feedstock in problem 6 if the
hydrocracker were operated to maximize jet fuel production (45° API fraction). How much gasoline
would be produced?

9. Using the cost figures in problem 6 of chapter 6 and product prices in a current issue of the Oil and
Gas Journal, estimate the hydrocracking processing costs per barrel of liquid product and the value
added per barrel of product.