Study on the Aromatization Reaction of Huabei LPG with Different Medium Gas

Abstract

By using Huabei liquefied petroleum gas as a feedstock and lanlian confined fluidized bed reactor as a catalyst, the effects of different medium gases on the yield of the aromatization product and motor octane number and research octane number, which include hydrogen or methane and ethane or ethylene or dry gas with steam, were researched in a confined fluidized bed reactor. The experimental results show that adding hydrogen or methane and ethane with steam has no effect on the aromatization reaction of Huabei liquefied petroleum gas. Adding ethylene or dry gas with steam has an obvious effect on the aromatization reaction of Huabei liquefied petroleum gas, and conversion, motor octane number, and research octane number keep above 96, 78, and 91%, respectively.

Keywords:

• aromatization reaction
• Huabei
• liquefied petroleum gas
• medium gas
• reaction condition