Passivation of contaminant metals on cracking catalysts by phosphorus addition
AssigneeEngelhard Corporation
InventorsVincent A. Durante, Dennis J. Olszanski, William J. Reagan, Stanley M. Brown
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Abstract
High gas and coke make due to contamination of a zeolitic fluid cracking catalyst by metal species such as nickel and vanadium during a cracking process is reduced by adding a phosphorus compound to the process. When the catalyst already contains a metals passivating agent or such agents are used in the cracking process further significant reduction in gas and coke make is realized without significant increase in regenerator temperature by adding additional phosphorus.
Claims16
In a process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock contaminated with a metal poison comprising at least one of nickel, vanadium, iron and copper, by contacting the feedstock with a zeolite fluid cracking catalyst under cracking conditions, the improvement which comprises contacting said catalyst with an added phosphorus compound in amount sufficient to effect passivation of said metal poison, said added phosphorus compound being selected from the group consisting of tricresyl phosphate, an ammonium hydrogen phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
A process for restoring the selectivity of a zeolitic fluid cracking catalyst which has become contaminated with a metal poison comprising at least one of nickel, vanadium, iron and copper, which process comprises contacting said catalyst with a phosphorus compound in amount sufficient to effect passivation of said metal poison, said phosphorus compound being selected from the group consisting of tricresyl phosphate, an ammonium hydrogen phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
In a process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock contaminated with a metal poison comprising at least one of nickel, vanadium, iron and copper, by contacting the feedstock with a zeolite fluid cracking catalyst, the improvement which comprises adding said cracking catalyst and a separate, inert diluent carrier material to a cracking zone in said process, said inert carrier material being impregnated with a phosphorus compound in amount sufficient to effect passivation of said metal poison, said phosphorus compound being selected from the group consisting of tricresyl phosphate, an ammonium hydrogen phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
In a process for cracking hydrocarbon feedstock contaminated with a metal poison comprising at least one of nickel, vanadium, iron and copper, by contacting the feedstock with a zeolitic fluid cracking catalyst and wherein a passivating agent selected from the group consisting of one or more of antimony, boron, tin, bismuth, thallium, manganese, and compounds thereof is added to said catalyst, the improvement which comprises adding to said catalyst a phosphorus compound selected from the group consisting of tricresyl phosphate, an ammonium hydrogen phosphate, and mixtures thereof.
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