A Strategy for Kinetic Parameter Estimation in the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Process

A strategy is proposed to estimate lumped kinetic constants in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) reactions. This method decreases the number of simultaneously estimated parameters. The 3-, 4-, and a new 5-lump kinetic models and experimental data obtained at 480, 500, and 520 °C in a microactivity reactor are used to illustrate the procedure. Activation energies for each involved reaction are also reported.