Abstract:
The regeneration of large particle catalyst in FCC naphtha aromatization was studied in a fixed bed microreactor. CO2/CO mol ratio in product gas during the regeneration was analyzed and apparent kinetic equation for coke combustion was derived. The results showed that the cokeburning rate is in first order with respect to both carbon content and oxygen partial pressure. Because of the internal diffusion, the cokeburning rate for large particle catalyst is only about 60% of that for the small one. CO2/CO mol ratio decreases with the increase of regeneration temperature from 600℃ to 720℃; it increases greatly with the temperature when the regeneration temperature exceeds 720℃. The CO2/CO mol ratio increases linearly with the oxygen partial pressure.