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Massa, M.

INVISTA Performance Technologies, Nashville, Tennessee

Mike Massa is the Licensing Director for INVISTA Performance Technologies. He worked in operations management roles in petrochemicals process engineering and research and development before joining licensing in 1997. Mr. Massa holds a degree in chemistry and chemical engineering.

Taking back what’s yours: Extractive desulfurization minimizes octane loss in FCC naphtha hydrotreating

Hydrocarbon Processing / September 2020
INVISTA Performance Technologies: Aggus, B.  |  Massa, M.
Process Optimization / Refining / Economics / Gasoline / Sulfur

Generating octane barrels has always been a tough road for refiners. In 2020, this road got a lot tougher with olefin saturation and octane destruction being collateral damage as refiners strive to achieve the sulfur limit in the gasoline pool.

Octane upgrading technology to boost value of light paraffinic feeds

Hydrocarbon Processing / January 2019
INVISTA Performance Technologies: Aggus, B.  |  Massa, M.
Process Optimization / Crude oil / Octane

In November 2017, US crude oil production eclipsed the 10-MMbpd mark, setting the highest production record in history.

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