A mixing device for mixing at least two particulate materials has a first riser used for loading first particles and a second riser surrounding and being coaxial with the riser and used for loading second particles. The upper part of the first riser extending beyond the top of the second riser. At least a part of the upper part of the first riser and at least a part of the upper part of the second riser being located inside a mixing zone container, such that the first and second particles are delivered to the inside of the mixing zone container by means of the first and second risers respectively and mixed.

Assemblies and methods to enhance a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process associated with a refining operation, during the FCC process, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the FCC process to produce intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the FCC process to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

Assemblies and methods to enhance a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process associated with a refining operation, during the FCC process, may include supplying a hydrocarbon feedstock to first processing units associated with the refining operation. The assemblies and methods also may include conditioning a hydrocarbon feedstock and unit material samples, and analyzing the samples via one or more spectroscopic analyzers. The assemblies and methods further may include prescriptively controlling, via one or more FCC process controllers, based at least in part on the hydrocarbon feedstock properties and the unit material properties, the FCC processing assembly, so that the prescriptively controlling results in causing the FCC process to produce intermediate materials, the unit materials, and/or the downstream materials having properties within selected ranges of target properties, thereby to cause the FCC process to achieve material outputs that more accurately and responsively converge on one or more of the target properties.

A device for mixing at least two granular materials has a first lifting tube used for loading first particles and a second lifting tube surrounding and coaxial to the first lifting tube and used for loading second particles. The upper part of said first lifting tube extends beyond the top of said second lifting tube, and at least part of the upper part of the first lifting tube and at least part of the upper part of the second lift tube are located inside a fast bed precipitator, allowing the first and second particles to be transported by means of the first and second lifting tubes to the interior of said fast bed precipitator and mixed.

The present invention discloses a method of reducing octane loss in catalytic cracking of gasoline in S-Zorb plant. The method comprises following steps: a. Collecting equipment data and adjusting differences thereamong to construct initial data sample set; b. Collating data sample set; c. Employing local linear embedding to reduce dimension of independent variables, and trimming the independent variables to obtain reserved independent variables; d. Calculating correlation coefficients of the reserved independent variables and removing variables with too high correlation coefficients to obtain main variables; e. Constructing a BP neural network model of the main variables to obtain optimal octane loss prediction model; f. Employing the optimal octane loss prediction model to obtain a predicted optimal operating condition for each main variable. The present invention has advantage of reducing octane loss and improving quality of refined oil.

The present invention discloses a method of reducing octane loss in catalytic cracking of gasoline in S-Zorb plant. The method comprises following steps: a. Collecting equipment data and adjusting differences thereamong to construct initial data sample set; b. Collating data sample set; c. Employing local linear embedding to reduce dimension of independent variables, and trimming the independent variables to obtain reserved independent variables; d. Calculating correlation coefficients of the reserved independent variables and removing variables with too high correlation coefficients to obtain main variables; e. Constructing a BP neural network model of the main variables to obtain optimal octane loss prediction model; f. Employing the optimal octane loss prediction model to obtain a predicted optimal operating condition for each main variable. The present invention has advantage of reducing octane loss and improving quality of refined oil.

Device and process for the conversion of a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is treated notably by means of a fractionation train (4-7), a xylene separation unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO.sub.2 and H.sub.2; a reverse water gas shift RWGS reaction section (50) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water, and produces ethanol.

Device and process for the conversion of a feedstock of aromatic compounds, in which the feedstock is treated notably by means of a fractionation train (4-7), a xylene separation unit (10) and an isomerization unit (11), and in which a pyrolysis unit (13) treats a second hydrocarbon feedstock, produces a pyrolysis effluent feeding the feedstock, and produces a pyrolysis gas comprising CO, CO.sub.2 and H.sub.2; a reverse water gas shift RWGS reaction section (50) treats the pyrolysis gas and produces an RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water; a fermentation reaction section (52) treats the RWGS gas enriched in CO and in water, and produces ethanol.

The present invention utilizes mechanical vapor compression and/or thermal vapor compression integrating compression loops across multiple process stages. A sequential network of compressors is utilized to increase the pressure and condensing temperature of the vapors within each process stage, as intra-vapor flow, and branching between process stages, as inter-vapor flow. Because the vapors available are shared among and between compressor stages, the number of compressors can be reduced, improving economics. Balancing vapor mass flow through incremental compressor stages which traverse multiple process stages by splitting vapors between compressor stages enables the overall vapor-compression system to be tailored to individual process energy requirements and to accommodate dynamic fluctuations in process conditions.

The present invention utilizes mechanical vapor compression and/or thermal vapor compression integrating compression loops across multiple process stages. A sequential network of compressors is utilized to increase the pressure and condensing temperature of the vapors within each process stage, as intra-vapor flow, and branching between process stages, as inter-vapor flow. Because the vapors available are shared among and between compressor stages, the number of compressors can be reduced, improving economics. Balancing vapor mass flow through incremental compressor stages which traverse multiple process stages by splitting vapors between compressor stages enables the overall vapor-compression system to be tailored to individual process energy requirements and to accommodate dynamic fluctuations in process conditions.