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    The document discusses UOP's role in developing residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) technology over several decades. Key points include: 1) UOP began developing RFCC technology in the 1970s to more efficiently process residue feeds in fluid catalytic cracking units. 2) The first RFCC unit was commissioned in 1983, and by 2006 there were 8 new RFCC units operating worldwide. 3) RFCC units use a catalyst to crack heavy residue feeds into more valuable products like gasoline, while regenerating the spent catalyst for reuse.

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    The document discusses UOP's role in developing residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) technology over several decades. Key points include: 1) UOP began developing RFCC technology in the 1970s to more efficiently process residue feeds in fluid catalytic cracking units. 2) The first RFCC unit was commissioned in 1983, and by 2006 there were 8 new RFCC units operating worldwide. 3) RFCC units use a catalyst to crack heavy residue feeds into more valuable products like gasoline, while regenerating the spent catalyst for reuse.

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    The document discusses UOP's role in developing residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) technology over several decades. Key points include: 1) UOP began developing RFCC technology in the 1970s to more efficiently process residue feeds in fluid catalytic cracking units. 2) The first RFCC unit was commissioned in 1983, and by 2006 there were 8 new RFCC units operating worldwide. 3) RFCC units use a catalyst to crack heavy residue feeds into more valuable products like gasoline, while regenerating the spent catalyst for reuse.

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    The document discusses UOP's role in developing residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) technology over several decades. Key points include: 1) UOP began developing RFCC technology in the 1970s to more efficiently process residue feeds in fluid catalytic cracking units. 2) The first RFCC unit was commissioned in 1983, and by 2006 there were 8 new RFCC units operating worldwide. 3) RFCC units use a catalyst to crack heavy residue feeds into more valuable products like gasoline, while regenerating the spent catalyst for reuse.

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    0 Introduction

    Over the past 80 years, UOP has been one of the world’s leading licensors of new
    and innovative technology such as holding the residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC)
    license. The term RFCC is used by UOP to design a new unit that utilizing a two stage
    regenerator which is used specifically for the processing residue feeds. Apart from that,
    residue processing in FCC unit began in mid-1970s. During this period, the reactors
    temperature was increase to maximize the gasoline octane. The demand for higher
    conversion lead to the significant increase of coke production and ultimately limited the FCC
    regenerator capacity. Table 1.1 shows the brief summary of residue processing and UOP
    activity in the area of residue processing.

    Years Activity
    1940s Residue component added to the feed
    1950s Residue processing diminish
    1975 Residue processing regains attractiveness
     Market condition favour increased
    efficiency in the gasoline production
     Technology and catalyst advances
    increase the residue processing
    potential.
     UOP unit begins processing reresid/
    gas oil blend
    1976 UOP and Ashland oil Corporation
     Research and development for
    reduced crude conversion.
     Semi-commercial demonstration
    1983 First RFCC unit commissioned
    1984-2006 8 new RFCC unit operating worldwide
    Table 1.1: RFCC Processing Milestone by UOP

    The purpose of designing Residue Fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) is to convert


    numerous residues from CDU could be further be cracked by using a catalyst to obtained
    more valuable product. The advantage of this unit is the ability to regenerate spent catalyst
    used and thus makes its more economically save to use RFCC. On the other hand, the ease
    with which catalyst flows between the Reactor and the Regenerator when fluidized with an
    appropriate vapor phase in the continuous process.

    The product yield at RFCC are LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), gasoline, light cycle oil
    (LCO), Heavy Crude oil (HCO) and Clarified oil (CLO). Table 1.2 shows the overall product
    form by the RFCC unit. Apart from that, the byproduct produced from this unit includes fuel
    gas, slurry oil and coke. Next, most of the RFCC reaction section of equipment handles
    catalyst/ vapour product separation and removal of the coke from catalyst, where only a
    small part of the system used the cracking system directly. RFCC unit is also provided with a
    fractionation tower in order to distillate the vapour product from the reaction section.

    Product Component
    Light gas Primarily H2, C, and C2’s, normally
    an undesirable by-product of thermal
    cracking
    LPG C3’s and C4’s – includes light olefins
    valuable for alkylation (the PetroFCC
    process targets maximum light olefin
    production)
    Gasoline C5+ high octane component for gasoline
    pool or light fuel
    LCO Light cycle oil blend component for diesel
    pool or light fuel
    HCO Optional heavy cycle oil product for fuel
    oil or cutter stock
    CLO Clarified oil or slurry for fuel oil
    (potential carbon black feedstock)
    Coke By-product consumed in the regenerator
    to provide reactor heat demand
    Table 1.2: The main products from the RFCC process

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