| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L07819/01 |
| Title: |
REDUCTION OF CO2 AND SOX EMISSIONS BY REGENERATION OF CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST USING RECYCLED CO2 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Towler, Dr G |
| Other Investigators: |
|
| Researcher Co-Investigators: |
|
| Project Partners: |
|
| Department: |
Process Integration |
| Organisation: |
UMIST |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
10 February 1997 |
Ends: |
09 February 1998 |
Value (£): |
32,782
|
| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
|
| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
|
| Related Grants: |
|
| Panel History: |
|
|
Summary on Grant Application Form |
|
Regeneration of catalytic cracking catalyst by burn-off in air creates 15,000 te/day of CO2 emissions and 850 te/day of SOx emissions in the UK (and roughly 25 times this amount worldwide). If CO2 substituted for air as the oxidant then the sulphur oxides are converted to H2S, which can be recovered and converted to useful elemental sulphur and hydrogen. Hydrogen present in the catalyst coke can also be recovered, permitted integration between catalyst regeneration and hydrogen production that leads to elimination of CO2 emissions. There may also be improvements in catalyst life and other savings. The proposed research will investigate the kinetics of the reaction between catalyst coke and CO2 to determine the feasibility of this process.
|
|
Key Findings |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Potential use in non-academic contexts |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
|
Impacts |
|
| Description |
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk |
| Summary |
|
| Date Materialised |
|
|
|
|
Sectors submitted by the Researcher |
|
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
|
| Project URL: |
|
| Further Information: |
|
| Organisation Website: |
|