Abstract: This paper presents the commercial application of VRCC-1 residue catalytic cracking catalyst at the RFCC unit of Sinopec Beijing Yanshan Company. Performance test results indicate that this catalyst possesses excellent residue crackability, good resistance to heavy metals contamination and improved coke selectivity, thus it is suitable for the use of processing heavy and poor feedstocks. When processing heavy feedstocks, the light oil yield and total liquid yield were more than 66% and more than 80%, respectively.

Key words: Cracking catalyst, VR, Product slate, Product quality