A study about the contribution of the α-β phase transition of quartz to thermal cycle damage of a refractory used in fluidized catalytic cracking units

The deterioration of refractories used in fluidized catalytic cracking units (FCC-units) is responsible for high costs of maintenance for the petrochemical industry. This is commonly associated with coke deposition during the production of light hydrocarbons. However, other mechanisms responsible fo...

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Main Authors: A. H. A. Pereira, D. Y. Miyaji, M. D. Cabrelon, J. Medeiros, J. A. Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica 2014-09-01
Series:Cerâmica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132014000300019&lng=en&tlng=en