Composition and methods for preferentially increasing yields of one or more selected hydrocarbon products

Abstract

Methods and compositions to preferentially increase or decrease the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product in one or more fluidized units are provided. An embodiment includes: providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles in an amount sufficient to preferentially increase the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to another hydrocarbon product. Another embodiment includes: providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially decrease the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to another hydrocarbon product. Another method includes: providing at least a high activity component comprising a contaminant inhibitor component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to inhibit the adverse effects of at least a contaminant in a feed stock.

1 . A method comprising:
 providing at least a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles in an amount sufficient to preferentially increase the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to another hydrocarbon product.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially increase the yield of LCO and wherein the high activity component comprises from about 70% to about 100% by weight LCO selective component.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising providing a second high activity component which differs from the high activity component comprising LCO selective component in an amount sufficient to at least partially reverse the preferential increase in yield of LCO. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein providing the high activity component comprising the LCO selective component as physically separate and distinct particles preferentially increases LCO yield compared to providing a base catalyst as a single particle system. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially increase the yield of gasoline range product and wherein the high activity component comprises about 40% to about 85% by weight a gasoline selective component.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein gasoline selective component is about 50% to about 85% by weight. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the gasoline selective component comprises at least 70% by weight. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising providing a second high activity component which differs from the first high activity component in an amount sufficient to at least partially reverse the preferential increase in yield of gasoline range product. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein providing the high activity component comprising the gasoline selective component as physically separate and distinct particles preferentially increases the yield of gasoline range product compared to providing a base catalyst as a single particle system. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially increase the yield of the at least a selected hydrocarbon product comprises preferentially increasing the yield of LPG and wherein the high activity component comprises from about 20% to about 85% by weight a LPG selective component.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially increase the yield of a selected hydrocarbon product comprises preferentially increasing the yield of gasoline range product or LPG and wherein the high activity component comprises from about 70% to about 100% by weight a contaminant inhibitor.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the fluidized unit is selected from a group consisting of unit for fluid catalyst cracking, unit for residue cracking, unit for cracking gasoline into LPG, unit for manufacture of pyridine and its derivatives, unit for manufacture of acrylonitrile, and unit for cracking heavy feed into LPG. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing the high activity component to a plurality of units. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising providing the high activity component to a plurality of units sequentially. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising providing the high activity component to a plurality of units simultaneously. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a plurality of high activity components which differ from each other to enhance the preferentially increase the yield of the at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to than another product. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising providing a plurality of high activity components which differ from each other in an amount sufficient to reverse the preferential yield of the at least a selected hydrocarbon product. 
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 providing at least a high activity component comprising a contaminant inhibitor component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to inhibit the adverse effects of at least a contaminant in a feed stock.   
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 providing at least a high activity component to a fluidized unit as physically separate and distinct particles to preferentially decrease the yield of at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to another hydrocarbon product.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising providing a plurality of high activity components which differ from each other to enhance the preferentially decrease the yield of the at least a selected hydrocarbon product compared to than another product.