Coke formation during the pyrolysis of hydrocarbons in the presence of sulphur compounds
The effect of 1-butanethiol, 0,0'-di-1-butyl dithiophosphate zinc, 0,0'-diethyl dithiophosphoric acid and carbon disulphide, respectively, on the formation of coke during the pyrolysis of a reformer raffinate at 820 °C and 100 kPa was studied using a stainless steel tube flow-through reactor. The sulphur compounds were added in amounts of 0.05 to 5.0 wt.%. The coke formation was followed from the beginning of the experiment. The coking rate was lower as compared with the pyrolysis of the pure reformer raffinate; 0,0'-di-1-butyl dithiophosphate zinc, 0,0'-diethyl dithiophosphoric acid and carbon disulphide have a strong inhibiting effect on the coke formation. The coking inhibition mechanism is discussed.