INTEGRATED MODEL GUIDED PROCESS OPTIMIZATION OF STEAM CRACKING FURNACE
improof.cerfacs.fr
CONSORTIUM
COORDINATOR:KevinVanGeem
Associatedpartner:
Acknowledgment:ThisprojecthasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion'sHorizon2020researchandinnovation
programme,underGrantAgreementNo723706
Emission&Energyreduction
Oppos ing factors l i ke costefficiency and a simultaneousreduct ion of emiss ions ofgreenhouse gases and NOx needstobecontrolled.
Innovativetechnologieswillallow:ü toincreaseenergyefficiencybyatleast20%ü toreducegreenhousegasesandNOx/ tonethyleneproducedbyatleast25%
ü toincreasethetimeonstreambyafactor3
PROJECTDETAILSDuration 48monthsEUGrant 6878401€
Energyefficiencyisacrucialfactorfor today‘s steamcrackingfurnaces.
Develop new techniques to reduce cokeformation, use high emissivity coatings,and includebiogasandbio-oilas fuelstodrastically improve the energy efficiencyof steam cracking furnaces in a costeffectiveway,whilereducingemissionsofgreenhousegasesandpollutantemissions.
OBJECTIVE
INNOVATIONS METHODS
New3Dreactordesignforimprovedprocesscontrolandincreasedrunlength
Renewablefuels(biogasandbio-oil)forlowernet
CO2production
Highemissivitycoatingsforlowerfuelconsumption
Chemicalkineticsforoxy-combustionandbiofuels
Advancednumericalsimulation
Upscalingandintegration
Nextgenerationsteamcrackingprocess
