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This paper reviews the importance of Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) in the refining of crude oil to transportation fuels. The FCC’s role in converting vacuum gas oils (VGO) to meet the world’s shrinking demand for fuel oil but increasing demand for gasoline and mid-distillates is discussed. The basic FCC hardware and yields are introduced followed by specific process design and fluidization considerations. The demands on the FCC posed by gasoline reformulation are reviewed and the emerging technology to meet those demands highlighted. The development of FCC technology to crack heavy (resid) feeds to further reduce refinery fuel oil yields is outlined.
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King, D. (1992). Engineering of Fluidized Catalytic Crackers. In: de Lasa, H.I., Doğu, G., Ravella, A. (eds) Chemical Reactor Technology for Environmentally Safe Reactors and Products. NATO ASI Series, vol 225. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2747-9_3
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