CB&I to license technology to China’s Hengli for new dehydrogenation unit

CB&I has been awarded a contract by Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., officials announced on Tuesday.

The project scope includes the license and engineering design of a grassroots propane and butane dehydrogenation unit to be built in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

The unit will use CB&I's CATOFIN catalytic dehydrogenation technology and Clariant's tailor-made CATOFIN catalyst to process feedstock containing 300,000 tpy of propane and 600,000 tpy of isobutane for the joint production of propylene and isobutylene. 

The unit is the largest single-train dehydrogenation plant in the world.

"CB&I's CATOFIN technology provides our customers with proven reliability and the flexibility to co-process multiple feed compositions at world scale capacities," said Daniel McCarthy, president of CB&I's technology operating group. 

"In addition to this award, CLG, CB&I's joint venture with Chevron, was awarded the ISODEWAXING catalytic isomerization and ISOFINISHING hydrofinishing processes for this project," he added. "This multi-technology award underscores CB&I's broad portfolio of technology solutions."