【Ten Years of Rapid Development in Chemical Equipment】Successful First Feeding of the Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Plant’s Residue Gasification Technology Demonstration Project from 2166 to 2025

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Let’s give praise and encouragement to the achievements made in China’s chemical engineering technology and equipment; your participation in discussions is the greatest encouragement. **********************【Ten Years of Great Development in Chemical Engineering Equipment】Regular updates and summaries are available; feel free to join the discussions: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/thread-3576046-1-1.html ***************** What happens to the residues left after petroleum is refined? On January 5, 2025, good news came from the second-phase hydrogen production facility at the Zhenhai site – a demonstration project for a refining residue gasification technology developed through cooperation between East China University of Science and Technology and Sinopec Corporation. The facility succeeded in processing its first batch of feed at 11:28 on that day, marking a significant step forward in the green and innovative development of the refining industry. 　　It is reported that this successful feeding marks the industrial application of a significant scientific achievement by East China University of Science and Technology in the field of efficient and clean gasification of residues from large-scale refineries. It also signifies that the university has become the only institution in the world capable of developing syngas production technologies using solid, liquid, and gaseous feedstocks such as coal, residue oil, and methane-rich gases, thereby highlighting East China University of Science and Technology’s leading role in the field of carbon-containing materials gasification. “Our technology can truly make use of every drop of valuable crude oil, turning the goal of ‘no waste and no odors’ into a reality. ”Professor Wang Fuchen from the School of Resources and Environment at East China University of Science and Technology explained that the SE liquid carbonaceous material gasification technology uses refinery heavy residue oil, hydrogenation tail oil, asphalt, and various other liquid carbonaceous feedstocks as gasification media, thereby converting high-carbon materials into hydrogen and green products. This approach effectively solves the problem of what to do with refinery waste, achieving improvements in both economic and environmental aspects. It is reported that Sinopec and East China University of Science and Technology have a long history of cooperation in the field of petrochemicals. Adhering to the principle of complementing each other’s strengths and pursuing collaborative innovation, the two parties jointly established the Sinopec-East China University of Science and Technology Gasification Technology Research Center. Leveraging this platform, the two parties worked together to overcome a series of technical challenges, and successfully developed three major fluidized bed gasification technologies with independent intellectual property rights: SE powder coal gasification technology, SE water-coal (coke) slurry gasification technology, and SE oil gasification technology. These technologies have provided strong impetus for the development of carbon-containing material gasification technology in China. 　　It is worth mentioning that since its commissioning, the SE water-coal (coke) slurry gasification unit in the first phase of Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Plant has performed exceptionally well, achieving remarkable records such as 1,200 days of continuous stable operation and a burner lifespan of over 180 days. It far outperforms similar units in China, setting a high standard for the operation of coal gasification units in the country. It has provided valuable experience for the successful implementation of the second-phase project, and also serves as a practical example for large-scale petrochemical plants to produce low-cost hydrogen using carbon-containing raw materials and to handle waste from refining and chemical industries in a coordinated manner. According to East China University of Science and Technology, since the eighth five-year plan period, with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission, as well as collaborating enterprises, research and development on clean and efficient gasification technologies for carbon-containing materials has been carried out continuously. Technologies such as multi-nozzle opposed water-coal slurry gasification technology with independent intellectual property rights, multi-nozzle opposed pulverized coal gasification technology, SE pulverized coal gasification technology, SE water-coal slurry gasification technology, SE oil gasification technology, and non-catalytic conversion technology for methane-rich gases have been developed. More than 100 projects involving over 290 gasification (conversion) units have been put into use, resulting in a gasification technology system that takes into account resource characteristics and meets specific demands; this system has provided strong support for the development of China’s modern energy and chemical industry.