Process for reducing sulphur emissions from a fluidized bed coke burner
AssigneesAEC Oil Sands, L.P., AEC Oil Sands Limited Partnership, Athabasca Oil Sands Investment Inc., Nexen Inc., Canadian Oil Sands Investments Inc., Gulf Canada Resources Limited, Imperial Oil Resources, Mocal Energy Limited, Murphy Oil Company Ltd., Petro-Canada Inc.
InventorsKeng H. Chung, Edward Furimsky
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Abstract
The process has to do with a circuit involving a fluidized bed coker reactor working in tandem with a fluidized bed coke burner. The burner is operated at a reduced temperature in the range 550° C.-630° C. Simultaneously, the coke circulation rate is increased to ensure the heat requirement of the reactor is met. It is found that sulphur emissions from the burner are significantly reduced.
Claims8
In a method for fluid coking of a heavy oil containing sulfur compounds which comprised fluid coking the heavy oil in a fluidized bed coke reactor working in tandem with a fluidized bed coke burner, wherein cold coke was circulated from the reactor to the burner and partly burned in the burner at a temperature of about 645° C. with emission of gaseous sulfur compounds, and the resulting hot coke was circulated from the burner to the reactor at a circulation rate sufficient to provide the heat for fluid coking of the heavy oil, the improvement comprising:
- partly burning the cold coke in the burner at a temperature from 550° C. to 630° C., such that the emission of gaseous sulfur compounds is significantly reduced compared to when the temperature is about 645° C., and
- to compensate for the lower temperature of the hot coke, increasing the hot coke circulation rate from the burner to the reactor to provide the heat for fluid coking of the heavy oil.
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