Development of reactor model for residue hydroconversion process

Abstract

The aim of this research work is to study the kinetics of various reactions involved in HYDROCONVERSION OF RESIDUE of crude oil by developing a kinetic model. The kinetic model is based on the lumping method. A preliminary kinetic analysis based on the conversion of the residue was performed. A simplified kinetic yield model was applied; where the feed and each product fraction are represented by different lumps (reactant or product of cracking).The model results are obtained by solving the system of equation using MATLAB software. The results are then compared with the theoretical data.