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Application of a continuous kinetic model for the hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil
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Application of a continuous kinetic model for the hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil

A. Arefi, F. Khorasheh and F. Farhadi
Petroleum Science and Technology, Vol.32(18), pp.2245-2252
2014
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Abstract

Hydrocracking is one of the most versatile petroleum refining processes for production of valuable products including gasoline, gas oil, and jet fuel. In this paper, a five-parameter continuous lumping model was used for kinetic modeling of hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil (VGO). The model parameters were estimated from industrial data obtained from a fixed bed reactor operating at an average temperature of 400°C and residence time of 0.3 h. Product distributions were obtained in terms of the weight fraction of various boiling point cuts. The model parameters were estimated using the Nelder-Mead optimization procedure and were correlated with temperature. Comparison of experimental and predicted product distributions indicated that the model was successful in predicting the products from hydrocracking reactions.

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2 Chemistry
2.41 Catalysts
2.41.1267 Desulfurization Catalysts
Web Of Science research areas
Energy & Fuels
Engineering, Chemical
Engineering, Petroleum
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Engineering
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