Questionnaire for CRITERION

Hydrotreating Catalyst

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Performance Prediction and/or Unit Monitoring

Please complete the following questionnaire as completely as possible to assist us in predicting the performance of CRITERION catalysts in your hydroprocessing unit. Fax or mail to any CRITERION sales office for immediate attention. All data will be treated confidentially.

  1. Feedstock Characteristics Case 1Case 2 Case 3

Origin of Crude Oil
Type of Feed
Feed Composition, Volume %
Straight Run
Catalytic Cracked
Coker
Other
Gravity, g/cc or  API @ 15 C
Molecular Weight
Sulphur, Wt%

Feedstock Characteristics Case 1Case 2Case 3

Total Nitrogen, ppmw
Conradson Carbon, Wt%
Bromine Number, g/100g
Aniline Point, C or  F
Cetane Number or Index
Smoke Point, mm
Aromatics %v or %w (specify which and method)
Total Aromatics, v% or w%
Mono Aromatics, v% or w %
Poly Aromatics, v% or w %
Distillation
Type (Specify D-86, TBP, SimD, etc)
IBP,  C or  F
10%,  C or  F
30%,  C or  F
50%,  C or  F
70%,  C or  F
90%,  C or  F
FBP,  C or  F

2. Process Conditions Case 1Case 2Case 3

Feed Rate, m3/hr or B/D
Liquid Hourly Space Velocity (LHSV) Vol/Vol-hr
Reactor Pressure (Inlet or Outlet) kg/cm2, kPa, bar, psig
Total Treat Gas Rate, Nm3/m3, Nm3/T or SCF/B
H2 Purity, v%
H2S Content, v%
Recycle Gas, Nm3/m3, Nm3/T or SCF/B
H2 Purity, v%
H2S Content, v%
Makeup Gas, Nm3/m3, Nm3/T or SCF/B
H2 Purity, v%

3. Reactor Characteristics Case 1Case 2Case 3

Number of Reactors
Number and Ratio of Beds
Distribution Tray / Y or N / Y or N / Y or N
Trash Baskets / Y or N / Y or N / Y or N
Bed Grading / Y or N / Y or N / Y or N
Quench Available? / Y or N / Y or N / Y or N
Reactor Inside Diameter (m or ft)
Reactor Length (m or ft)
Volume of Catalyst, m3 or ft3 (List each per case)

3. Reactor Characteristics Case 1Case 2Case 3

Weight of Catalyst, kg or lb (List each per case)
Volume of Support Material, m3 or ft3
Maximum Inlet or Outlet Temp C or F

4. Current Status Case 1Case 2Case 3

Catalyst Name
Catalyst Size & Shape
Age: Months or m3/kg or BPP
Number of Regenerations
Dense or Sock Loaded
Loaded Density, kg/l or lb/ft3
Inlet Temperature, C or F
Reactor delta T, C or F
Reactor deltaP, kg/cm2, bar or psi
Hydrogen Consumption, Nm3/m3, Nm3/T or SCF/B
Start of Run Temperature for this Run - C or F

5. Requirements Case 1Case 2Case 3

Sulphur, Wt% or ppw
Total Nitrogen, ppmw
Basic Nitrogen, ppmw
Metals ppmw Ni + V
Conradson Carbon, Wt%
Catalyst Life? Months, Years of m3/kg or BPP
Hydrogen Consumption, Nm3/m3 or SCF/B
Net Conversion, % 370 C (700 F)
Other:

Fax / email the completed form to the nearest Criterion office for prompt assistance.

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