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Catalyst regeneration process

US4406775A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 1982
Grant dateSep 27, 1983
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC10G35/085
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for regenerating, and reactivating, coked noble metal catalysts, especially platinum-containing polymetallic catalysts in a system which includes separate, interconnected primary and secondary regeneration gas circuits in which gas is circulated from one circuit to the other, (i) a primary regeneration gas circuit which contain a preheat gas furnace, a reactor which contains said catalyst from which said coke can be burned by contact with hot gas from said preheat gas furnace, and a steam boiler through which said hot gas can be passed and cooled, and the cool gas injected, or returned to said secondary circuit; and (ii) the secondary circuit is one which contains a regeneration gas scrubber, a gas drier (optional) and fines solids filter. The circuit also includes regeneration gas means, i.e. a compressor, for circulating the gas in said circuits. A gas, constituted in major part of flue gas, is passed through the preheat gas furnace, preheated, then passed into the coked catalyst-containing reactor wherein the coke is combusted by contact of a combustible mixture of the gas with the catalyst, the gas heated thereby, then cooled by passage through the steam boiler, and t…

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