FCC Training at RIL

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 Fluid Catalytic Cracking Topics

• FCC Process Fundamentals

• Heat Balance •Process Equipment
• Reaction Chemistry & Kinetics •Additives Technology
• Process Variables •Ecat Basics
• Catalyst Handling •Catalyst Testing
• Feed & Products Handling •Catalyst Losses
• Pressure Balance •Resid Processing
• Fluidization •Optimization
• Catalyst Technology •Unit Limits

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 List of Abbreviations
ABD Apparent Bulk Density GCU Gas Concentration Unit
ACE Advanced Catalyst Evaluation GPM Gallons per Minute
AGO Atmospheric Gas Oil HCGO Heavy Cracked (or Coker) Gas Oil
ATB Atmospheric Tower Bottoms HCN Heavy Cat Naphtha
BFW Boiler Feed Water HCO Heavy Cycle Oil
HT Hydrotreat
BPD Barrels per Day
HY Hydrogen Y
CABT Cubic Average Boiling Temperature IBP Initial Boiling Point
CD Cyclic Deactivation LCGO Light Cracked (or Coker) Gas Oil
Cp Heat Capacity LCN Light Cat Naphtha
CRC Carbon on Regenerated Catalyst LCO Light Cycle Oil
CSC Carbon on Spent Catalyst LHSV Liquid Hourly Space Velocity
ΔCoke Delta Coke LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas
MAB Main Air Blower
ΔP Pressure drop
MAT Micro-Activity Test
Dp Particle Diameter
MCB Main Column Bottoms
ECAT Equilibrium Catalyst MCOH Main Column Overhead
FCC Fluid Catalytic Cracking MeABT Mean Average Boiling Temperature
FG Fuel Gas MHC Mild Hydrocracking
FGSV Flue Gas Slide Valve µ Micron
FST Fluidized-Simulation Test

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 List of Abbreviations (continued)
MMBPD Million barrels per day RVP Reid Vapor Pressure
MON Motor Octane Number RXN Reaction
MST Micro-Simulation Test RxT Reaction Temperature
MW Molecular Weight SA Surface Area
NMR Nuclear Magnetic Resonance SAR Silica to Alumina Ratio
PAR Pump Around SCSV Spent Catalyst Slide Valve
SCT-RT Short Contact Time-Riser Test
PNA Poly-nuclear Aromatics
SS Stainless Steel
PRU Pilot Riser Unit
TCC Thermofor Catalytic Cracking
PSD Particle Size Distribution TPD Tons per Day
Psi Lbs per square inch TBD Thousand barrels per day
RCC Resid Catalytic Conversion Umb Minimum Bubbling Velocity
RCSV Regenerated Catalyst Slide Valve Umf Minimum Fluidization Velocity
RDS Residual Desulfurization USGP UnSat Gas Plant
USY Ultrastable Y
REY Rare Earth Y
VGO Vacuum Gas Oil
RFCC Resid Fluid Catalytic Cracking
VRU Vapor Recovery Unit
RgT Regenerator Temperature VTB Vacuum Tower Bottoms
RI Refractive Index WGC Wet Gas Compressor
RO Restriction Orifice XRF X- Ray Fluorescence
RON Research Octane Number Z/M Zeolite to Matrix ratio

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