Kolluri, T.
MAVERICK Technologies, Houston, Texas
Tony Kolluri is a Senior Engineer with MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Automation company, in the automation solutions division. Mr. Kolluri has extensive experience in automation engineering, with special focus on Honeywell DCS platforms. He earned his MS degree in computer engineering from the University of Houston–Clear Lake, and a Bch degree in electronics and instrumentation engineering from Kakatiya University (India).
A major refiner operates two catalytic reforming units for gasoline octane improvement and aromatics production in Texas. In each of these units, five reactors filled with catalyst are operated continuously in series to reform paraffinic hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen (H2). During this process, some byproduct coke is unavoidably produced and deposits on the catalyst, which leads to gradual catalyst deactivation.