Author/Authors :
Awan, Zahoor Hussain Department of Food Engineering - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN , Kazmi, Blal Department of Applied Chemistry & Chemical Technology - University of Karachi, Karachi, PAKISTAN , Hashmi, Saud Department of Polymer and Petrochemical Engineering - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN , Raza, Faizan Department of Chemical Engineering - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN , Hasan, Shahzeb Department of Chemical Engineering - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN , Yasmin, Farzana Department of Chemical Engineering - NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, PAKISTAN
Abstract :
Oil refineries are facing the ever-strict restriction in terms of fuel specification in view of the several policies by the environmental impact agency (EIA). Strict rules have been enforced on the gasoline product specification. Isomerization is one of the key processes for increasing the octane number of gasoline. Hence a case study has been performed using the concept of hydrogen once-through technology to analyze the process constraints for optimal operation of the process using Aspen HYSYS. In addition to this, a rigorous process model of isomerate stabilizer was also used to compare the results of the stabilizer model and optimize those various variables affecting the octane number of gasoline. The model was validated by observing the effects of constraints on the efficiency of the process by comparing it with the operational isomerization unit to further verify the authenticity of the case study. Furthermore, a calculator has been generated for the reactor temperature with respect to high benzene contents in the feedstock (benzene in feed Vs reactors ΔT).
Keywords :
Isomerization process , Hotpenex , Simulation , Aspen HYSYS , Isomerate , Benzene controlling , Stabilizer
