Catalysts
Clariant announces grand opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst plant in China
Clariant announced today the grand opening of its new CATOFIN catalyst production site in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, China.
Maintenance and Reliability: Non-standard flanges for catalytic cracking units
In more complex petroleum refineries, a secondary processing step may be implemented in more complex petroleum refineries to produce more usable end products.
Evonik Catalysts invests in capacity expansion to support Activated Nickel Catalysts market
Evonik Catalysts is fully on track to expand its production capacities for activated nickel powder catalysts marketed under the KALCAT and Metalyst brands at its production sites in Germany, and India.
Crude C4 alternatives for a successful grassroots petrochemicals project
The disposition of the crude C<sub>4</sub> stream from a steam cracker is a project configuration topic that deserves some discussion.
An advanced extractive distillation process for aromatics recovery
This article focuses on a novel extractive distillation (ED) process for recovering benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) aromatics from a full-boiling-range pyrolysis gasoline or reformate feedstock—a process that has been commercially demonstrated and is ready for licensing or a JV.
Efficient and robust hydrogen peroxide propylene oxide (HPPO) process
Propylene oxide (PO) is an important organic building block in industry and is used to manufacture polyether polyols, unsaturated resins, nonionic surfactants and carbonates.1,2,3
Shell Catalysts & Technologies to increase pricing of catalyst products globally
Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) announces a global price increase of its refining and chemical catalyst products lines.
How digitalization is turning data into value in the heart of the refinery: FCC catalysts
Digitalization has impacted the world of refining for the past several decades.
Albemarle announces launch of Ketjen Corporation
Albemarle Corporation, a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced the official brand launch of Ketjen, its wholly owned subsidiary that crafts tailored, advanced catalyst solutions for the petrochemical, refining and specialty chemicals industries.
A novel deep catalytic cracking technology for residue-to-chemicals processes
Over the past two decades, annual global demands for refined products and basic petrochemicals have increased by approximately 1.3% and 3.5%, respectively.
- ITT to acquire SPX Flow for > $4.77 B, expanding leadership in highly engineered components and adjacent flow technologies 12/5
- MOL Group introduces eco-friendly Bag-in-Box packaging for lubricants 12/5
- Russia and India sign deal to build urea plant in Russia 12/5
- U.S. liquid fuels groups announce progress on E15, small refinery exemption reform 12/5
- Million Air and Avfuel bring SAF to Austin, Texas (U.S.) 12/5
- Chinese refiners buy oil from storage, raise output with fresh import quota 12/5
