Smart addition system
US7815867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2208/00752
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An addition apparatus, a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) system having an addition apparatus, and a method for adding material to an FCC unit are provided. In one embodiment, an addition system having the capability of interfacing with a material container is provided that allows the addition system to obtain information relating material held in the container. In one embodiment, at least some of the information is contained on a tag affixed to the container. Other information may be retrieved and/or sent to the addition system controller from a remote data source, such as a catalyst supplier.
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