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INFO

FCC CATALYST HOPPER AUTOMATIC BLOWBACK


VENT GAS FILTRATION DUST FILTRATION
SYSTEMS
Overview Catalyst is a crucial component in the Filters effectively remove catalyst particles from vent
processing of highly valued products in many gas streams before release to atmosphere, while
industries. In refineries Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) efficiently recovering valuable product.
is the most important conversion process to convert Typically vent gas filters in FCCU’s are located on top
fractions of crude oils to products like gasoline, of:
diesel, jet fuel and olefinic gases. The oil is cracked • Fresh Cat Storage Hoppers;
in the presence of a finely divided catalyst which is • Low Metals/ High Metals Equilibrium Cat
maintained in a fluidized state by the oil vapours. Storage Hoppers;
Fluid catalyst is continuously circulated between the • Spent Cat Storage Hoppers;
FCC reactor and the regenerator using air, oil • Recovered Cat/ Cat Fines Storage Hoppers;
vapours, and steam as the conveying media. During
the pneumatic transfer of catalyst to and from pro- Being part of the continuous FCC process operating 24
cessing units and catalyst storage hoppers, fine hours a day with minimized shutdowns for routine
catalyst is created. maintenance, reliability and availability of the vent gas
filters is of critical importance.

Possible locations of Catalyst Storage Hopper Vent Gas Filters in a FCC plant (1,2,3 & 4)
INFO
Process Description Dahlman’s Catalyst Hopper In addition to the right selection of the hardware, it
Vent Gas Filters consist of a cylindrical filter vessel, is of critical importance to minimize (upward)
a blowback gas accumulator vessel and the required velocities to avoid:
controls, valves, instruments and piping.
• direct impact of the incoming abrasive
Vent Gas Filters are installed on top of Catalyst particles and irreparable damage to the filter
Storage Hoppers, and remove catalyst fines from media;
conveying gas during loading and unloading of the • re-entrainment of particles on the filter
Hoppers. During filtration catalyst fines will collect media during blowback cleaning, and even-
on the outside of the filter elements. Over a period tual plugging of the filtration system.
of time a layer of solids will build-up on the surface
of the filter elements. Upon reaching a certain pre- Dahlman utilizes high quality, sintered porous metal
set differential pressure over the filter elements, filter elements, which have proved to perform ex-
the filtration system is automatically regenerated cellent under the severe FCC flue gas conditions.
in-situ by performing several blow back pulses in Their features include:
reverse direction, each cleaning a number of filter
elements. • special alloy filter medium with optimal
• resistance against mechanical & thermal
The combination of the corrosive, oxidative envi- shock and oxidizing environment;
ronment and the possible high temperature, re- • excellent in-situ cleaning characteristics;
quires the use of advanced sintered metal filter • low pressure drops compared to other filter
media and a perfected filter design. media;
• long lifetime.

Features Benefits
Use of high-efficiency filter media suitable for surface Maximum solids recovery & minimal environmental
filtration and optimal cleaning results exposure

Highly effective in-situ element cleaning due to Minimized backwash volume -> minimized utility
pressurized backwash costs and increased upgraded product quantity

Elimination of filter plugging and consequently, Enhanced operational safety & reliability, and
ex-situ cleaning low OPEX
High reliability and availability
Non-stop operation
(no unscheduled downtime)
Operational cost savings and consistent
Full automation by PLC or DCS control system
performance

Compactly sized, fully dressed filter packages Minimum floor space and low installation costs

Full process performance guarantee Single point responsibility

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