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We have recently commissioned a 0.74 MMTPA RFCCU with mainly reduced crude oil (85%) and coker gas oils (10-12 %) as feed. We are getting a very high benzene content (~ 2-3%) in our light cycle naphtha (LCN), leading to problems in the finished MS pool due to a benzene limit of 1%. The downstream naphtha hydrotreater unit is only able to desulfurize the LCN with no benzene saturation. What methods will control the formation of benzene in the reactor, by either a change in feed composition or the operating parameters?
 
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09/02/2021 A: Satyendra Balaut, MRPL, sbalaut@yahoo.com
This is mainly due to coker gas oil feed, which has olefinic hydrocarbons. You can reduce the coker gas oil feed and see the changes in LCN benzene content. Accordingly, keep the coker gas oil feed on the low side to limit LCN benzene content.