This session will review a collaboration between UOP and Marathon to optimize operation of the FCC bottoms section. After detecting fouling in the main column slurry pumparound packing, an innovative internals modification was implemented to minimize this in the future. This presentation will review the observed benefits of the new internals and provide an overview of key variables to monitor in the bottoms circuit.
Moderator:
Michael Allegro, BASF Corporation
Speakers:
Ryan Brown, Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Nick Turner, Honeywell UOP
Facilitator:
Randy Peterson, Elessent Clean Technologies
Speakers:
Wade Hollman, Phillips 66
Rick Ullrich, Veolia Water Technologies and Solutions
A taskforce was formed as a follow-up to the presentation from PEMEX at the 2023 Summit. A goal of this taskforce is to study what causes some spent acid to be more reactive than typical. Another goal is to develop a simple test to help determine whether spent acid is safe to transport.