Advances in Fluid Catalytic Cracking

Modern spectroscopic techniques are essential to the understanding of catalyst performance and feedstock properties. This volume examines the use of adsorption microcalorimetry to measure acidity, acid site density, and strength of the strongest acid sites in heterogenous catalysts. The book discusses the use of H-NMR to characterize the properties of an FCCU feedstock, pilot plant testing of catalysts and non traditional feedstocks, maximizing and improving LCO (heating oil) production and quality, and the improvement of FCCU operations. The final chapters review consent decree negotiation as well as FCC emissions (SOx, NOx, CO, PM) reduction technologies.