Review Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: November | Volume: 5 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 136-143
Review of Catalytic Processes Design and Modeling: Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit and Catalytic Reforming Unit
Mbinzi Kita Deddy Ngwanzaa*, Diakanua B. Nkazi b, Hugues S. Ngwanzac, Hembe E. Mukayad
aSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
bSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
cDépartement de Chimie et Métallurgie Appliquée, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Appliquées, Lubumbashi, République Démocratique du Congo.
dSchool of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2000, South Africa.
*Corresponding Author: Mbinzi Kita Deddy Ngwanza
ABSTRACT
Catalytic processes are involved in different sectors that influence human life, world economy and environment. Different daily used products depend on catalytic processes: fuel, energy, plastics, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals products, etc. Considering the wide spread application of catalytic processes, and knowing that transport and environment are priority for some researches; this paper is focus on production of fuel (especially gasoline), that needs two important catalytic processes unit: Fluid catalytic cracking and catalytic reforming. Studies and development of design and modeling of fluid catalytic cracking and catalytic reforming were reviewed in this paper. At last, some paths were lighted in aim to pursue a design and modeling study further.
Key words: Catalytic process, Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), Catalytic reforming (CR), design, modeling, Gasoline.
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