Quantitative Characterization of Particle Shape of FCC Catalysts by Image Analysis

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1086-1087
Author(s):  
Zhengmin Li ◽  
Xingzhong Xu ◽  
Jinghe Yang ◽  
Xiuling Xu ◽  
Weijun Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particle Shape ◽  
Glass Slide ◽  
Oil Refinery ◽  
Quantitative Characterization ◽  
Shape Factors ◽  
Fcc Catalyst ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Attrition Resistance ◽  
Fcc Catalysts

In the fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) unit of oil refinery, the attrition resistance of FCC catalysts is affected by particle shape. Although some sophisticated methods, such as Fractal dimension and Fourier analysis, have been introduced to particle shape analysis, most of them are used to assess the shape of individual particle. It is difficult to be used as a means of powder quality control in the course of application and production of FCC catalysts. So three shape factors, i.e. Short/long ratio (S), Roundness (R) and Concavity (C), are applied to characterize them in three different aspects.A small quantity of FCC catalyst powders were spread on a glass slide M and a thin layer of glue was spread on another glass slide N, then all the particles on slide M were sprinkled on slide N by vibrating manually up and down, in the meantime moving back and forth more than 10 times.

scholarly journals Development of FTIR Spectroscopy Methodology for Characterization of Boron Species in FCC Catalysts

Catalysts ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Chunjuan Zhang ◽  
Xingtao Gao ◽  
Bilge Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Information ◽  
Glass Ceramics ◽  
Boron Trioxide ◽  
Fcc Catalyst ◽  
Ftir Characterization ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Contaminant Metals ◽  
Fcc Catalysts

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) has maintained its crucial role in refining decades after its initial introduction owing to the flexibility it has as a process as well as the developments in its key enabler, the FCC catalyst. Boron-based technology (BBT) for passivation of contaminant metals in FCC catalysts represents one such development. In this contribution we describe Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization of boron-containing catalysts to identify the phase and structural information of boron. We demonstrate that FTIR can serve as a sensitive method to differentiate boron trioxide and borate structures with a detection limit at the 1000 ppm level. The FTIR analysis validates that the boron in the FCC catalysts studied are in the form of small borate units and confirms that the final FCC catalyst product contains no detectable isolated boron trioxide phase. Since boron trioxide is regulated in some parts of the world, this novel FTIR methodology can be highly beneficial for further FCC catalyst development and its industrial application at refineries around the world. This new method can also be applied on systems beyond catalysts, since the characterization of boron-containing materials is needed for a wide range of other applications in the fields of glass, ceramics, semiconductors, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.

On the Topological Characterization of 3-D Polyhedral Microstrutures

2007 ◽  
Vol 537-538 ◽  
pp. 563-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Réti ◽  
Agnes Csizmazia ◽  
Imre Felde
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Cellular Systems ◽  
Convex Polyhedra ◽  
Quantitative Characterization ◽  
Topological Characterization ◽  
Shape Factors ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Cellular Models ◽  
Finite Set

To characterize topologically the polycrystalline microstructure of single-phase alloys computer simulations are performed on 3-dimensional cellular models. These infinite periodic cellular systems are constructed from a finite set of space filling convex polyhedra (grains). It is shown that the appropriately selected topological shape factors can be successfully used for the quantitative characterization of computer-simulated microstructures of various types.

Particle Shape Characterization of Inorganic Powders by SEM and Image Analysis

2010 ◽  
Vol 177 ◽  
pp. 18-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Min Li ◽  
Min Tan ◽  
Bing Jiang ◽  
Zhi Wei Chen ◽  
Wei Jiang Si
Keyword(s):  
Spray Drying ◽  
Particle Shape ◽  
Image Process ◽  
Shape Factors ◽  
Sem Image ◽  
Dry Conditions ◽  
Powder Particles ◽  
Shape Characterization ◽  
Process Method

The shape of inorganic powder particles, prepared by spray-drying process, is close to sphere, and the dry conditions have greater effect on the sphericity. The particle shape is normally described by words or shown by micrographs — these are qualitative and imprecise. In order to characterize the particle shape quantitatively, three shape factors, i.e. aspect ratio (M), roundness (R) and concavity (C), are proposed to describe the particle shape of the inorganic powders in different aspects. An image process method, that “holes” were filled and then particle clusters were separated, was developed and applied in scanning electron microscope (SEM) image in which some particles with “shadow” contact with each other. Mean shape factors, based on about 500 particles in 10 micrographs, are proposed to characterize the particle shape of the inorganic powders. The determination results of four inorganic powders show that cracking catalyst powders without silicon additive and produced after rebuilding of the spray-drying device are closer to spheres.

An analytical microscopic study of metals in fluidized catalytic cracking catalyst

1986 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 854-855
Author(s):  
Clifford S. Rainey
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Catalytic Cracking ◽  
Catalyst Deactivation ◽  
Coke Formation ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Y Zeolite ◽  
Fcc Catalyst ◽  
Fluidized Catalytic Cracking ◽  
High Regeneration

The spatial distribution of V and Ni deposited within fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst is studied because these metals contribute to catalyst deactivation. Y zeolite in FCC microspheres are high SiO2 aluminosilicates with molecular-sized channels that contain a mixture of lanthanoids. They must withstand high regeneration temperatures and retain acid sites needed for cracking of hydrocarbons, a process essential for efficient gasoline production. Zeolite in combination with V to form vanadates, or less diffusion in the channels due to coke formation, may deactivate catalyst. Other factors such as metal "skins", microsphere sintering, and attrition may also be involved. SEM of FCC fracture surfaces, AEM of Y zeolite, and electron microscopy of this work are developed to better understand and minimize catalyst deactivation.

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