Recent Technical Trend of RFCC Catalyst Design for Residue Oil Processing 


Vol. 31,  No. 3, pp. 141-155, Sep.  2025
10.7464/ksct.2025.31.3.141


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Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) has been a significant process in the refining industry for decades, enhancing refining margins by converting heavy hydrocarbon feedstocks into high-value, light hydrocarbon fractions such as light olefins and gasoline. As the supply of relatively light raw materials decreases, there is an increasing demand to use heavy crude oil as feed. Therefore, maximizing refining margins by using heavy feedstocks in the FCC process is attracting significant research attention. Residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) utilizes less-refined atmospheric residue instead of conventional FCC feedstocks. However, this introduces unique challenges to the refining operations and catalyst design. The heavier hydrocarbons, metal contaminants, and high concentrations of nitrogen and sulfur compounds in atmospheric residue can cause reduced product quality, catalyst deactivation, and increased air pollutants emission, respectively. Consequently, addressing these challenges effectively requires both RFCC catalysts with superior performance and robust mitigation plans for contaminants. This review focuses on the design requirements and recent research trends in the development of RFCC catalysts for converting atmospheric residue into high-value products.

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[IEEE Style]

D. W. Kim, D. S. Choi, J. B. Joo, "Recent Technical Trend of RFCC Catalyst Design for Residue Oil Processing," Clean Technology, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 141-155, 2025. DOI: 10.7464/ksct.2025.31.3.141.

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Deok Woo Kim, Dong Seop Choi, and Ji Bong Joo. 2025. Recent Technical Trend of RFCC Catalyst Design for Residue Oil Processing. Clean Technology, 31, 3, (2025), 141-155. DOI: 10.7464/ksct.2025.31.3.141.

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