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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

Saudi Aramco: Delgado, J.  |  Khvastunkov, M.  |  Marwan, K.  |  Marri, A.

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

Shin-Chuang Technology Co. Ltd.: Lee, F. M.  |  Shen, M. Z. Y.  |  Chen, C. Y.
Cartell Chemical: Chen, Y. H.
International Innotech Inc.: Hsu, K. C. R.

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

Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, SINOPEC: Xia, C.  |  Lin, M.  |  Zhu, B.  |  Peng, X  |  Luo, Y.  |  Shu, W.
Changling Petrochemical Co. Ltd., SINOPEC: Li, H.  |  Wang, W.

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

BASF: Gim, S.  |  Chen, A.

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

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing: Gong, J.  |  Zhang, J.  |  Zhang, Z.  |  Wei, X.  |  Chang, X.  |  Zhu, J.
SINOPEC Engineering Inc.: Wu, L.
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.: Cao, D.
SINOPEC Anqing Co.: Ma, Q.

Over the past two decades, annual global demands for refined products and basic petrochemicals have increased by approximately 1.3% and 3.5%, respectively.

Refinery catalyst selection: Facts and fictions every refiner should know

Avantium: Pongboot, N.
PTT Global Chemical: Upienpong, T.

Most refiners carefully evaluate their refining catalysts to ensure maximum benefits over the catalyst cycle length.

Development/industrial application of FCC catalyst for boosting high-octane gasoline production

Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (RIPP): Sha, Y.  |  Han, L.  |  Wang, P.

Globally, crude oil is trending toward being heavier; the proportion of heavy crude oil reserve is expected to be 50% of the entire recoverable oil reserve moving forward from 2020.