Research Article

Performance Assessment of Sintered Metal Fiber Filters in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit

Table 1

Main operating parameters and composition of the FCC dusty gas.

Main operating parameters

FCC dusty gas flow rate10–100 Nm3/h
Operating temperature200–550°C
Operating pressure0.28 MPa
Cleaning gasNitrogen
Gas cleaning temperature250°C
Gas cleaning pressure0.3–0.7 MPa
Pulse duration120–350 ms
Maximum pressure drop2–6 kPa

Composition of the FCC dusty gas

4.15% 9.55%CO 3 ppm
NO 128 ppm 0.8 ppm 129 ppm
20 ppm 3 ppm 6.4 ppm

Dew point of FCC dusty gas86.3°C