What is Coke Controlling Additive 500?

A Chemical Mixture to Improve the

Economics of Furnace Operations
Developed Using Chevron Phillips
Expertise in Olefins
Manufacturing and Product
Development From:
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CPChem Research and Development

CPChem Commercial Olefin Units
Olefin Units and Research and
Development of Various Customers
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Composition of Controlling Additive 500

3000

Sulfur (DMS)

Temporary CO suppression
Does not inhibit coking
Reduces coke spalling

Coil Coking Rate (mg/hr)

Tin (Sn)

Long-lasting CO suppression
80-90% coke reduction
Increased coke spalling
Stripped (slowly) by sulfur

DMS

2500

none

2000

Si

1500

1000
500

Sn

Coke Spalling Rate (mg/hr)

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tin

csil

ti
n

Sn

70

Moderate CO suppression
Marginal coke inhibition
Reduced coke spalling

60

50
40

Si

30
20

DMS

10
0

Sn/Si

tin

Additive

ilcs

nti

/csil

Tin/Silicon (Sn/Si)

Long-lasting CO suppression
>90% coke reduction
Reduces coke spalling
Stripped by sulfur (< readily
than Sn)
2

/csil

Silicon (Si)

90

none

Additive

80

Sn/Si

Introduction of CCA 500

Typically Injected into Individual
Steam or Hydrocarbon Headers
Decomposes above 1200 F (650 C)

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Proprietary Atomization Technique

Allows for Injection Upstream of
Furnace Convection Section
Injected with Easy-to-Use, SkidMounted Unit
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Advantages of CCA 500 Addition

Flexibility to Control Usage as Dictated
by Current Economic Conditions
Reduced Long-Term Risks Versus
Coating Technologies
Reduced Up-Front Capital Expenditure
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Low Risk, Simple and Inexpensive

Testing

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Commercial Testing Results

Furnace Style Feed Type Size

30 Klbs/Hr
50 Klbs/Hr
60 Klbs/hr
70 Klbs/Hr

Residence Time Goal

S-Coil
U-Tube
HSLR
Millisecond

C2
EP
C2
C2

.5 Sec
.2 Sec
.2 Sec
.1 Sec

HSLR
S-Coil

EP
60 Klbs/Hr .2 Sec
C2 Recycle 30 Klbs/Hr .5 Sec

Results

Triple Runlength Increase Charge 5-6 Times Longer - 4% More Charge

Increase Runlength Tenfold Increase in Runlengths
Increase Runlength 3-4 Times Longer Runlengths
Increase Runlength No - Tubes were in too carburized
Increase Runlength - 3-5 Times Longer - Reduced CO by
Lower CO
90%
Increase Runlength 3 Times Longer

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Tube Metal Temperature

(S-Coil, Recycle Ethane)
1950
1900

1031

H2S baseline

1011

1850

991

1800

971
1750

951

CCA-500

931

1700

911
1650

891

1600

871
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10

13 16 19 22 25 28 31

34 37 40

time (days)

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Temperature (deg C)

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Temperature (deg F)

1051

Reactor Pressure Drop

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Percent of Maximum Coil Pressure Drop

(HSLR, Ethane)
90
85

H2S Baseline

80
75
CCA-500
70
65
60
55
50
0 1.5 3

8 11 14 17 20 23 26 29 32 35 38 41 44 47
time (days)
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