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Catalysts

Critical considerations for retrofit designing a platformer reactor’s partial bypass piping in a NHT plant

Saudi Aramco: Kittur, A.

The naphtha hydrotreater/continuous catalyst regeneration (NHT/CCR) platformer produces reformate to be utilized as a blending stock in the gasoline pool (FIG. 1).

Complete hydroconversion of crude oil to light hydrocarbons

Contributing Author: Patron, L.

One of the prevailing factors of the energy transition toward a low-carbon energy system is that the decarbonization of transport will lead to the contraction of the main markets in which crude oil refining products are sold.

Business Trends: The journey to sustainable profitability: How to benchmark the efficiency of your investment

Honeywell UOP: Couch, K.  |  Griffiths, M.  |  Ritchie, J.  |  Srivastava, P.

Because it provides the energy and materials required for global development, the refining industry is critical to the world economy.

SteelTrace announces selection by Chevron Technology Ventures for esteemed Catalyst Program

SteelTrace, a digital platform provider utilizing blockchain technology to manage all aspects of the steel supply chain, has been selected by Chevron Technology Ventures, LLC as part of its Catalyst Program.

From crude oil to light olefins: Development and industrial application of the next-generation catalyst for catalytic pyrolysis process

SINOPEC Research Institute of Petroleum Processing: Sha, Y.  |  Wang, P.  |  Zhou, X.  |  Zhu, G.  |  Lu, W.  |  Ouyang, Y.  |  Song, H.  |  Lin, W.  |  Luo, Y.

Light olefins, particularly ethylene and propylene, are the most crucial building blocks for the petrochemical industry.

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

Garlock: Knauf, M.

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

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.