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H 2O O + H 2
C + O CO
CHEMISTRY OF COKE FORMATION
Three mechanisms govern the rate of coke
formation in an ethylene furnace:
Catalytic coking
Radical surface coking
Condensation coking
Catalytic Coking
Ni, Fe and their oxides in the coil promote
the initial catalytic coke formation. A reactive
hydrocarbon molecule is adsorbed onto the
surface of a catalyst particle on the tube wall
where it decomposes by carbon transfer to
produce hydrogen and carbon atoms. The
hydrogen atoms combine to release hydrogen.
CH 4 C + 2H 2
C x H y xC +
y
H2
2
BOPETH-011
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Sulfur species
Concentration
Alloy composition
Operating conditions
BOPETH-011
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BOPETH-011
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