Hung, J.
James K. Hung is a Technical Support Engineer with ExxonMobil Chemical Co., responsible for handling licensing technical support activities for xylene technology. He has 25 yr of experience in the petrochemical industry, with most of it related to heterogeneous catalysis research, aromatic technology process development, process control and optimization plant support. Dr. Hung earned a BCh degree in chemical engineering from National Taiwan University, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Houston.
Catalytic processes operation during downturns in aromatics complexes
Paraxylene production is a highly cyclical business that is subject to changes in the global economy and dependent on feedstock costs, alternative dispositions for aromatics, utilities costs and plant locations, among other factors. With the large PX capacity added by recently started crude-to-chemicals complexes and the expected impact of the economic recession on commodities demand, many aromatics complexes face a significant slowdown in the coming months or, possibly, years.
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