Sensible diesel hydrotreating catalyst selection: An independent catalyst testing approach

Nattapong Pongboot is a chemical engineer with hands-on experience in refining and petrochemical technologies as both licensor and refiner. He is currently a Project Leader under the Refinery Catalyst Testing group at Avantium Catalysis, delivering high-quality catalyst testing services for customers worldwide. He holds an M.Eng. degree in chemical engineering from Kasetsart University. The author can be reached at Nattapong.Pongboot@avantium.com and Nat.Pongboot@gmail.com.

Tiago Vilela leads the Refinery Catalyst Testing (RCT) global services for Avantium. He has more than 20 yr of experience in engineering, project management, management consultancy and business development. Dr. Vilela earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Aveiro in Portugal, and his PhD in engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. He can be contacted at Tiago.Vilela@avantium.com.

​Wilbert Vrijburg is a Business Development Manager at Avantium supporting its Refinery Catalyst Testing (RCT) projects worldwide. He holds an MSc degree in chemical engineering, and a PhD in heterogeneous catalysis, both from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Since 2014, Dr. Vrijburg has worked on projects focused on CO2 valorization, hydroprocessing and green H2 production.

Abhay Dokania is a chemical engineer with specialization in heterogenous catalysis and process engineering. He works as a Project Leader for Contract R&D services in the R&D Solutions group of Avantium. Dr. Dokania holds a PhD in chemical engineering from KAUST, Saudi Arabia and an M.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from TU Delft, Netherlands. The author can be reached at Abhay.Dokania@avantium.com and abhaydokania145@gmail.com.