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A FLEXIBLE HYDROCRACKING PROCESS cycle lengths, the H-OilRC process can achieve the
FOR HEAVY FEEDSTOCKS two- to four-year turnaround cycles to match that of
the FCC unit and requires only one or two reactors.
The H-OilRC process uses ebullated-bed hydrocracking
technology to process heavy feedstock residues with PROCESS DESCRIPTION
high metals, sulfur, nitrogen, asphaltenes and solid
contents. High levels of conversion can be reached In the simplified H-OilRC process flow diagram below,
without any production of coke material. oil feed and hydrogen are preheated and fed to the
first ebullated-bed reactor. An ebullating pump
Catalyst Addition provides back mixing and maintains the expanded
Gas / Liquid
Separator
catalyst bed level. An inter-stage separator is installed
Recycle Cup so that maximum single-train capacities exceeding
90,000 barrels per day are possible, depending upon
Expanded Catalyst Level
severity of operation, shipping constraints for the
Settled Catalyst Level reactors and the design configuration of the plant.
Ebullated Bed Atmospheric and vacuum fractionators recover the
distillate products.
Distributor Grid Plate
Fuel G
11stst 22ndnd 33rdrd
Stage Stage HP
HP Mem
Mem PSA
PSA
Stage Stage Stage
Hydrogen and Feed Oil Ebullating Pump Stage
Make-Up H2
Catalyst Withdrawal Recycle Oil HP Air
Cooler HP
HP Abs
Abs
HP HT
withdrawn to control the level of catalyst activity in Typical two-stages H-OilRC unit configuration
the reactor enabling constant yields and product
quality over time. There is no run-length constraint as We have made major improvements in reducing
catalyst is added on-line. Alternatively, operating capital and operating costs. Among the improvements
conditions can be varied to achieve a range of are: a new hydrogen management system where
conversion and product quality to meet seasonal recycle compressor are no longer needed; the
demands or changes in crude slate. InterStage Separator (IS); and the reduced catalyst
consumption through the Cascade Catalyst Utilization
H-OilRC process effectively utilizes the exothermic (CU).
heat of reaction to pre-heat the feedstock, substantially
reducing pre-heat furnace duties. Where conventional The design pressure, number of reactor stages, catalyst
fixed-bed residue hydrotreaters are limited to catalyst type, and catalyst replacement rate are selected to
optimize the H-OilRC units performance to meet
refiners objectives.
H-OilRC ALONE OR INTEGRATED WITH formation). By adding a CCR conversion unit
OTHER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES upstream of a delayed coker, the refinery can
dramatically increase crude throughput and maximize
An H-OilRC reactor can achieve residue conversions the production of middle distillates.
over 75% while producing high quality distillates and
unconverted bottoms that can be can be sent to the REFERENCES
low or medium sulfur fuel oil storage facilities.
To meet the latest product quality specifications, we Today we have nine (9) licensed H-OilRC units and
provide integrated hydroprocessing units to upgrade five (5) licensed H-OilDC units with a total capacity of
primary products from the H- OilRC unit. 584,000 BPSD.
H2 11stst Stage
Stage 22nd
nd Stage
Stage 33rd
rd Stage
Stage COMMON
COMMON
HP
HP && MP
MP Amine
Amine to FG
Common Make-Up Compressor PSA
PSA && MPU
MPU
H2 Rich Gas
VGO
VGO HyK
HyK Naphtha
VGO
VGO HyK
HyK Separation
Separation and
and
Jan.11-HoilRC
VGO Reaction
Reaction Euro V ULSD
Fractionation
Fractionation
Block flow diagram of an
VDU VGO ex H-Oil integrated H-OilRC VGO
Hydrocracking unit
H-Oil
H-OilRC
H-Oil
H-OilRC RC
RC Separation
Separation and
and Naphtha & Gas Oil
VR Reaction
Reaction Fractionation
Fractionation
LSFO