Author Biography YOU CAN PLACE YOUR PHOTO HERE Forum Title: Unconventional Crude Oils and Feedstocks to Refineries Poster Title: Unconventional Fluid Catalytic Cracking Feedstock: Influence of Polymer Wastes Addition to Vacuum Gasoil on Gasoline and C2-C4 Yield. Author & Coauthors: Mr. Andrew. O. Odjo, Research Institute of Chemical Proceee Engineering, Prof. Antonio Marcilla, Research Institute of Chemical Proceee Engineering, Dr. Amparo Gómez-Siurrana, Research Institute of Chemical Proceee Engineering, Block: Downstream and Petrochemicals Mr. Andrew Odjo is a Doctoral Research Fellow of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology at the Research Institute of Chemical Process Engineering at the University of Alicante, Spain. He received his MSc from Volgograd State Technology University in Russia in 1997, and then worked for a number of years before joining the team of researchers and engineers working on a project involving the design, construction and optimization of a Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) pilot plant for joint polymer-Vacuum Gasoil (VGO) procesing in Alicante, Spain. He specializes in mathematical programming methods for the modelling, design and optimization of chemical processes and the study of polymer recycling as an alternative fuel source.

Abstract In this work, we investigated the joint processing of blends of Vacuum Gasoil and polymer (polyolefin) wastes in conventional industrial Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Units as an alternative route to the energy and chemical revalorisation of these wastes. Termogravimetric (TG), Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and rheological analysis as well as physico- chemical characterization (density, surface tension, melting and boiling peak temperatures, chemical composition) of the VGO-Polymer wastes feedstock were performed at laboratory scale. The results of these analysis has been used at the design stage and scale-up to determine the operating conditions of a built FCC pilot plant at the University of Alicante, Spain. Overall test runs performed showed the viability of the process and the ability of this pilot plant to successfully convert VGO-polymer feedstocks to gasoline, light hydrocarbon gases and other petrochemical feedstock in a conventional FCC unit. The influence of the operating parameters and polymer concentrations of up to 10% wt. in the feed on the different compositions of the catalytic cracking products, specifically gasoline and the C2-C4 gas fraction, has also been investigated. It was found that an increase in the polymer fraction in the feed leads to an increase in the liquid and a decrease in the gas fraction of the obtained product. The optimal feed/catalyst ratio was 1/7 using an equilibrium FCC catalyst. Forum Title: Unconventional Crude Oils and Feedstocks to Refineries Poster Title: Unconventional Fluid Catalytic Cracking Feedstock: Influence of Polymer Wastes Addition to Vacuum Gasoil on Gasoline and C2-C4 Yield.

Forum: Unconventional Crude Oils and Feedstocks to Refineries Poster title: Unconventional Fluid Catalytic Cracking Feedstock: Influence of Polymer Wastes Addition to Vacuum Gas Oil on Gasoline and C2-C4 Yield. Author: Mr. Andrew Odjo, Research Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Alicante, Spain Variation of liquid product lumps fraction with temperature for the blend VG0+PE(10%) Variation of liquid product basic lumps fraction with temperature for the blend VG0+PE(10%) C number distribution in obtained liquid and variation with temperature for the blend VG0+PE(10%) Yields of different cuts in liquid product and variation with temperature for the blend VG0+PE(10%) Composition of obtained gasoline cut by lumps and variation with temperature for the blend VG0+PE(10%) Lumps and corresponding mass fraction in liquids obtained from different catalyst/feed ratio for VGO+PE(10%) at Riser temperature 600ºC C number distribution of liquid fraction from cracked VGO+PE(10%) at catalyst/feed ratios of 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1, and at Riser temperature 600ºC C number distribution of gasoline cut of liquid fraction from cracked VGO+PE(10%) at catalyst/feed ratios of 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1, and at Riser temperature 600ºC Lumps of gasoline cut of liquid fraction from cracked VGO+PE(10%) at catalyst/feed ratios of 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1, and at Riser temperature 600ºC Cuts distribution of liquid fraction from cracked VGO+PE(10%) at catalyst/feed ratios of 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1, and at Riser temperature 600ºC Carbon number distribution of gas yield for processed VGO+PE(10%) at FCC catalyst/feed ratios 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1 and Riser temperature T=600ºC Comparative yield of gas, liquid and coke of VGO and VGO+PE(10%) at different catalyst/feed ratio and T=600ºC. Comparative yield of C2-C4 fraction in gas product for VGO+PE(10%) at 5:1, 7:1 and 10:1 FCC catalyst/feed ratios and Riser temperature 600ºC. Comparative yield of C2-C4 fractions in gas product for VGO and VGO+PE(10%) at 5:1 FCC catalyst/feed ratio and Riser temperature 600ºC. Comparative yield of C2-C4 fractions in gas product for VGO and VGO+PE(10%) at 7:1 FCC catalyst/feed ratio and Riser temperature 600ºC. Comparative yield of C2-C4 fractions in gas product for VGO and VGO+PE(10%) at 10:1 FCC catalyst/feed ratio and Riser temperature 600ºC. Conclusions: Optimal FCC catalyst/feed ratio: 7:1 Optimal reactor and riser temperature: 600ºC Gasoline and LPG yields slightly increase with up to 10% PE in feed. Technologically viable alternative FCC integrated process for polymer re-conversion to fuel with minimal retrofit to existing plant Technologically viable alternative FCC integrated process for polymer re-conversion to fuel with minimal retrofit to existing plant. C mass fractions in obtained gasoline cut Unconventional Fluid Catalytic Cracking Feedstock: Influence of Polymer Wastes Addition to Vacuum Gas Oil on Gasoline and C2-C4 Yield. Operating Characteristics Temperature = C Residence time = s Polyethylene fraction = 0 – 10 % wt. Fresh feed flow rate = 0,5 kg/hr Catalyst to oil ratio = 5 – 10