Catalysts

Sanctions-hit Nayara seeks Indian govt help to get refinery repair equipment

The private refiner has approached the Centre for High Technology, an advisory body under India's oil ministry, seeking assistance in sourcing specialized equipment, catalysts and other raw materials.

Ecovyst announces agreement to sell its Advanced Materials & Catalyst segment to Technip Energies for $556 MM

Clariant to supply catalyst to SYPOX for world’s largest electric steam methane reformer

Khwarizmi reforming catalysts in both mega modules of Kharrazi unit, Mobarakeh Steel Co.

This operation was carried out under unique conditions, as the Kharrazi A Mega Module was the first unit in the country to be designed and executed with a change in reformer tube size from 10 in. to 11 in.

Ketjen introduces new breakthrough catalyst that mitigates the effects of iron poisoning in FCCUs

Ketjen Corporation has launched SaFeGuard™, a new catalyst technology designed to address iron poisoning in FCC units.

TotalEnergies Texas (U.S.) refinery begins small crude unit overhaul

TotalEnergies began a planned 60-day overhaul on the small crude distillation unit (CDU), along with a reformer and hydrotreaters at its 238,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery.

Drop-in solutions and digital catalyst insights to enhance the profitability and sustainability of syngas plants

This article details the advancements in the authors’ company’s plus catalyst series of syngas catalysts that improve efficiency, sustainability and profitability in ammonia, methanol and hydrogen production.

Unlock dewaxing performance with a selective dewaxing catalyst in fossil and renewable fuels service

To address various challenges, the authors’ company has developed a selective dewaxing catalyst suitable for fossil feeds, co-processing and 100% renewable services. This article details this novel technology.

Boosting butylenes production from an FCCU through an HBC catalyst technology

Based on the generation and conversion mechanism of butylenes during the FCC process, this article details the design, development and commercial trials of the latest high-butylenes selectivity catalysts (HBC) series catalysts boosting butylenes without compromising gasoline yield. Its potential to increase butylenes has been confirmed through laboratory evaluation and commercial trial results. 

Johnson Matthey’s tech enables successful start-up of the world’s largest single-train methanol plant

Johnson Matthey announced that the three methanol production trains of Inner Mongolia Baofeng Coal-based New Materials Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group, were successfully commissioned in November 2024, February 2025 and March 2025, respectively.