Revamp hydrocrackers with latest-generation reactor internals

The Diagnosis

Aged hydrocrackers experience performance constraints such as:

• Difficulty handling heavy feeds that require more active catalysts
• Curtailed catalyst cycle length and potential safety concerns, due to differentials in pressure and radial temperature
• Limitations in production flexibility

The Discovery

Replacing the reactors are not considered viable at facilities like BP-Husky Toledo. Instead, they partnered with Shell Catalysts & Technologies to revamp reactors with latest-generation internals and achieved:

• Increased cycle length and safety
• Increased catalyst life and utilisation
• Improved product flexibility to shift from vapours to liquids

The project took 10 months and the unit started up successfully on time and within budget.

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