Which technology should be chosen for the hydrogenation of boiling bed residue in several new refining and chemical plants?
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Among the established companies abroad are H-Oil and LC-Fining; in China, STRONG is one of the companies developing this technology. It seems that Zhenhai Petrochemical, Qiyuan, Shenghong, Hengli, and Huizhou Phase II are all using fluidized bed technology – which company’s technology is that? Could any expert provide some information on this topic?
Hengli France Technology H-oil
Seems hopeless? Except that STRONG is competitive due to its adoption of the slurry bed distribution technology from successful industrial applications, which eliminates the need for expensive circulation pumps, the other technologies all feature high investment costs, low conversion rates, and poor efficiency. The investment alone in the catalyst online injection and removal systems is about 30% higher than that for slurry bed systems. What’s more concerning is the high cost of catalyst consumption, which is several times higher than that in certain industrial slurry technologies. Rumors suggest that in about two or three years, devices that can provide concrete evidence of their capabilities will be in use in the country
Boiling beds are more profitable when oil prices are high, but they basically result in losses when oil prices are low
How low does low oil price mean? Under 60 dollars?
It seems that large-scale residue hydrogenation units are all based on fluidized bed technology; what technology is used for Zhejiang Petrochemical’s 5 million tons per year residue hydrogenation unit?
Zhejiang Petrochemical uses a slurry bed, not a fluidized bed
This post was last edited by yue8005 on 18:59, 2019-1-17. Thank you; Maoming Petrochemical also uses slurry bed reactors
At present, in terms of the cost associated with making investments, the slurry bed technology is a good option. China is planning to carry out pilot projects in Sinopec; it would be worth keeping an eye on developments in this area. The relevant information is currently kept confidential.
Are there any operating residue hydrocracking units in China at present? ?