Warm congratulations on the 100-day stable operation of the suspended-bed tar hydrogenation industrial plant in Hebi

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The last edit to this post was made by liaifeng on 2018-7-27 at 17:15. On June 3, reporters learned from Beijing ③Ju Huan Bao New Materials Co., Ltd. that as of that date, China’s first domestically developed super suspended bed (MCT) industrial unit had been operating safely and steadily for 100 days, setting a record for the longest continuous operation time of a suspended bed hydrogenation industrial unit after its first successful startup. It is reported that this industrial super-suspension bed facility is located in Hebi City, Henan Province, with a processing capacity of 158,000 tons per year. The unit was fed with material for the first time on February 21 of this year, and after more than 3 months of operation, the super-suspended bed unit has shown no coking, no wear, no blockages, and has operated smoothly. The advancement and reliability of the innovative achievements made by the project’s R&D team in catalyst and reaction engineering technology, as well as in key processes and core equipment, were fully verified during 100 days of continuous operation. At present, this facility has carried out continuous processing of heavy and low-quality feedstocks such as medium- and low-temperature coal tar, generating a large amount of valuable ①operational data for manual processes, which has laid the foundation for the development and construction of industrial facilities on a million-ton scale. 　　It is understood that the super suspension bed technology is a heavy oil lightening technique of international leading level, developed over a period of more than 5 years through cooperation between ③ Juhui Baohuang and Beijing Huashi United Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. A total of 23 patents have been applied for (22 of which are invention patents), and 12 invention patents have been granted. It is reported that the technology for lightening heavy oil and low-quality oil① has long been a global challenge in the refining industry. Processing heavy oil and residue using traditional processes such as residue hydrogenation/catalytic cracking or delayed coking not only results in long processing times and high costs, but also yields low amounts of gasoline and diesel. Suspension bed hydrogenation technology is the most promising process route for solving the aforementioned problems①; therefore, it has become a core technology that research institutions around the world and major international oil companies are focusing on developing. However, due to the lack of effective breakthroughs and validation in the key technologies and equipment for suspended-bed systems, this technology has not seen any substantial industrial application in the refining industry, both domestically and internationally. The successful development and widespread application of super suspended bed technology are of great significance for ensuring China’s energy security and enhancing the market competitiveness of enterprises, bringing notable economic and social benefits.