Thermal and Catalytic Cracking of Hydrocarbons for the Production of Light Olefins
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2026
- Authors: Seyed Mojtaba Sadrameli, Mohammad Fakhroleslam
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 6 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 6 6 6 4 - 5
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Thermal and Catalytic Cracking of Hydrocarbons for the Production of Light Olefins reviews thermal and catalytic cracking processes of hydrocarbons for the production of light olefins. The book completely reviews and discusses all aspects of the process, including the olefin market, process description, kinetics of reactions, mathematical modeling and simulation of different parts of the process, along with optimal design and operation, and process control of olefin production plants. Further it presents some of the commercial software packages in the market for the simulation and optimization of the process.
This is an indispensable resource for researchers in R&D and operators of olefin plants who have to address challenges in simulation, modelling, and optimization of olefin plants.
This is an indispensable resource for researchers in R&D and operators of olefin plants who have to address challenges in simulation, modelling, and optimization of olefin plants.
- Reviews modeling and simulation aspects of olefin plants
- Discusses control and optimization aspects of olefin plants
- Presents software packages for the simulation and optimization of cracking processes
Operators working in industrial olefin plants, Researchers in R&D of olefin plants, Graduate students in advanced reaction engineering and kinetics, and advanced heat transfer
1. Introduction
1.1. Olefins and light olefins
1.2. Olefins market
1.3. Olefin production processes
1.4. Olefin production by thermal and catalytic cracking
2. Process Description and History
2.1. Thermal cracking process
2.1.1. Hot section
2.1.1.1. Cracking furnaces
2.1.1.2. Radiation section
2.1.1.3. Convection section
2.1.1.4. Quench section
2.1.2. Cold-end separation section
2.1.2.1. Compression and refrigeration section
2.1.2.2. Distillation sequence
3. Catalytic Cracking Process
3.1. Catalytic cracking- Process description
3.1.1. Catalytic cracking for olefin production
3.1.2. Previous research studies on catalytic cracking
3.2. Types of catalysts
3.2.1. Oxides catalysts
3.2.2. Zeolite-based catalysts
3.2.3. Carbon nanotube-based catalysts
3.2.4. SAPO-34-based catalysts
3.3. Experimental setup systems
4. Mechanisms and Kinetic models of Olefin Production
4.1. Kinetic models for catalytic cracking
4.2. Kinetic models for thermal cracking
4.2.1. Empirical models
4.2.2. Molecular models
4.2.3. Mechanistic models
4.2.4. Automatic reaction network generation
4.3. Coke deposition and removal
4.4. Software packages
5. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Olefin Plants
5.1. Rigorous modelling and simulation of the hot section
5.1.1. Firebox model
5.1.2. Tubular reactors model
5.1.3. TLE and quench section models
5.1.4. Convection section
5.2. Rigorous modeling and simulation of the cold section
5.2.1. Modeling of the compression and refrigeration section
5.2.2. Modeling of the distillation sequences
5.3. Surrogate models
5.3.1. Reduced-order surrogate models
5.3.2. Empirical surrogate models
5.3.3. Black-box surrogate models
5.4. CFD simulation
5.4.1. CFD simulation of radiation section
5.4.2. CFD simulation of convection section
6. Environmental aspects, Safety and Energy Consumption
6.1. Health and environmental issues in olefin plants
6.2. Olefin plants issues
6.3. Energy Consumption in olefin plants
7. Optimal Design of Olefin Plants
7.1. Design objectives
7.2. Optimal design of hot section
7.2.1. Optimal design of cracking furnaces
7.2.2. Optimal design of the convection section
7.3. Optimal design of cold-end separation system
7.3.1. Optimal design of refrigeration section
7.3.2. Optimal design of distillation sequences
8. Operation and Control of Olefin Plants
8.1. Process control of operating units
8.1.1. Process control of cracking furnaces
8.1.2. Process control of cold-end separation system
8.2. Optimal operation of olefin plants
8.2.1. Real-time optimization of olefin plants
8.2.2. Cyclic scheduling of cracking furnace systems
8.2.3. Production planning of olefin plants
8.2.4. Start-up and shutdown operations
1.1. Olefins and light olefins
1.2. Olefins market
1.3. Olefin production processes
1.4. Olefin production by thermal and catalytic cracking
2. Process Description and History
2.1. Thermal cracking process
2.1.1. Hot section
2.1.1.1. Cracking furnaces
2.1.1.2. Radiation section
2.1.1.3. Convection section
2.1.1.4. Quench section
2.1.2. Cold-end separation section
2.1.2.1. Compression and refrigeration section
2.1.2.2. Distillation sequence
3. Catalytic Cracking Process
3.1. Catalytic cracking- Process description
3.1.1. Catalytic cracking for olefin production
3.1.2. Previous research studies on catalytic cracking
3.2. Types of catalysts
3.2.1. Oxides catalysts
3.2.2. Zeolite-based catalysts
3.2.3. Carbon nanotube-based catalysts
3.2.4. SAPO-34-based catalysts
3.3. Experimental setup systems
4. Mechanisms and Kinetic models of Olefin Production
4.1. Kinetic models for catalytic cracking
4.2. Kinetic models for thermal cracking
4.2.1. Empirical models
4.2.2. Molecular models
4.2.3. Mechanistic models
4.2.4. Automatic reaction network generation
4.3. Coke deposition and removal
4.4. Software packages
5. Mathematical Modelling and Simulation of Olefin Plants
5.1. Rigorous modelling and simulation of the hot section
5.1.1. Firebox model
5.1.2. Tubular reactors model
5.1.3. TLE and quench section models
5.1.4. Convection section
5.2. Rigorous modeling and simulation of the cold section
5.2.1. Modeling of the compression and refrigeration section
5.2.2. Modeling of the distillation sequences
5.3. Surrogate models
5.3.1. Reduced-order surrogate models
5.3.2. Empirical surrogate models
5.3.3. Black-box surrogate models
5.4. CFD simulation
5.4.1. CFD simulation of radiation section
5.4.2. CFD simulation of convection section
6. Environmental aspects, Safety and Energy Consumption
6.1. Health and environmental issues in olefin plants
6.2. Olefin plants issues
6.3. Energy Consumption in olefin plants
7. Optimal Design of Olefin Plants
7.1. Design objectives
7.2. Optimal design of hot section
7.2.1. Optimal design of cracking furnaces
7.2.2. Optimal design of the convection section
7.3. Optimal design of cold-end separation system
7.3.1. Optimal design of refrigeration section
7.3.2. Optimal design of distillation sequences
8. Operation and Control of Olefin Plants
8.1. Process control of operating units
8.1.1. Process control of cracking furnaces
8.1.2. Process control of cold-end separation system
8.2. Optimal operation of olefin plants
8.2.1. Real-time optimization of olefin plants
8.2.2. Cyclic scheduling of cracking furnace systems
8.2.3. Production planning of olefin plants
8.2.4. Start-up and shutdown operations
- Edition: 1
- Published: March 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Seyed Mojtaba Sadrameli
Dr. Sadrameli was a senior Professor of Chemical Engineering at TMU, Tehran, Iran. He received B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University, Tehran in 1980, M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Leeds University, UK in 1984 and 1988. His research interests focus on industrial heat recovery systems, thermal energy storage systems using PCMs, and thermo-chemical conversion of biomass and polymer wastes to biofuels and valuable chemicals. His current projects involve encapsulation of PCM materials for thermal energy storage applications and production of biofuels from thermal and catalytic cracking of triglycerides and pyrolysis of biomass wastes and non-edible oil seeds.
Affiliations and expertise
Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, IranMF
Mohammad Fakhroleslam
Mohammad received B.Sc. in 2010 and M.Sc. in 2012 from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, and Ph.D. in 2017 from the University of Tehran, Iran, all in Chemical Engineering. He was a Visiting Ph.D. Student at DISIM, University of L’Aquila, Italy from October 2016 to February 2017, and a Visiting Professor at the same university in Spring 2018. He is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran, since Fall 2018. His research interests include optimization and control of process systems, nonlinear dynamics, Hybrid systems, and value chain management in oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran