Kinetic model of gasoline catalytic reforming in the reactors with moving catalyst bed

Abstract

A mathematical model of the gasoline catalytic reforming in the reactor with continuous catalyst regeneration is offered. The model considers the movement of the catalyst and changes in its activity on the bed height, and the dependence of catalyst activity on the multiplicity of circulation. The kinetic parameters of Pt–Sn-catalyst for the working conditions of the process were determined solving the inverse kinetic problem. Component composition of the reformate, calculated by the model coincides with the experimental data within experimental accuracy of chromatographic analysis. The proposed kinetic model is invariant with the composition of feed and allows for predictive calculations.