ANK400
Spinel Type Oxide Surface Reduces Coking and Increases the Utilization Rate of Thermal Cracking Furnaces
Having an inert spinel type oxide layer on the inside surface of a cracking coil and reducing catalytic coking, ANK400 extends the run duration (with extended decoking intervals) of thermal cracking furnaces and dramatically increases furnace utilization rate. NOVA Chemicals Corporation developed this technology using alloy design technology from Kubota which is now marketing ANK400 as a high-performance cracking coil product under a licensing agreement signed with NOVA in 2002.
Concept
An inert spinel type oxide layer is formed on the inner surface of the cracking coil through surface modification. By inhibiting the catalytic activity of Ni and Fe components in the base material, it dramatically reduces catalytic coking.
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