Reactors
VTT opens a pilot plant in Finland utilizing captured CO2 to produce recyclable plastics
VTT, LUT University and companies have opened a pilot plant in Espoo, Finland, to process captured CO2 into compounds that can replace fossil raw materials in plastic products and chemicals.
Honeywell UOP and Repsol to collaborate on renewable fuel development
The companies plan to scale and commercialize Honeywell's technologies, which use various wastes like fats, oils, greases, biomass and solids for chemical production and renewable fuels at Repsol’s refineries.
BASF introduces Fourtiva FCC catalyst to increase high-octane gasoline blending feedstock
BASF announced the commercial launch of Fourtiva™, a new fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst for gasoil to mild resid feedstock.
ExxonMobil's Joliet, Illinois (U.S.), refinery restarts units, ramps up production
Exxon Mobil restarted select units at its 251,800-bpd in Joliet, Illinois, three weeks after it lost power following a storm.
Motiva continues repairs on Texas FCC (U.S.)
Motiva Enterprises was continuing repairs to the shut gasoline-producing fluidic catalytic cracker at its 626,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas refinery on Wednesday
Technip Energies awarded proprietary equipment contract by CP Chem for low-CO2 cracking furnace technology
Technip Energies has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract by Chevron Phillips Chemical for the supply of a proprietary low-emission cracking furnace in an existing olefins unit at its facility in Sweeny, Texas (U.S.).
Catalyst safety assessment: Making catalyst and adsorbent startups safer
An unease around potential high temperature and pressures during fresh catalyst and adsorbent startups—which can lead to situations where designed pressures and temperatures are exceeded—led the authors’ company to create the Catalyst Safety Assessment (CSA) methodology.
Decarbonizing steam crackers: Key technical challenges of transitioning from natural gas to hydrogen
In the petrochemical industry, olefin crackers utilize significant amounts of heat to crack hydrocarbons into essential chemicals, such as olefins and aromatics.
Clariant's OleMax 260 catalyst delivers strong performance for EQUATE Petrochemical Co.
Clariant announced one-year of successful operation of its novel OleMax 260 catalyst at EQUATE Petrochemical Company’s world-scale steam cracker in Kuwait.
BASF, University of Graz develop new computer-assisted model to optimize biocatalytic production processes
BASF, University of Graz develop new computer-assisted model to optimize biocatalytic production processes The computer model enables a new understanding of enzymatic catalysis, production processes can be scaled up faster from the lab to industrial manufacturing, and it provide greater sustainability in biocatalysis thanks to lowered costs and resource consumption.
- Petroecuador declares emergency at Ecuador's biggest refinery after fire damages 5/30
- U.S. administration considers plan to clear record backlog of small refinery biofuel waivers 5/30
- Sinopec sets up $690-MM hydrogen-energy-focused venture capital fund 5/30
- Wartsila bets flexibility key for ethanol power generation in Brazil 5/30
- Lotte Chemical Titan signs contract to buy naphtha from Aramco Trading Singapore 5/30
- India's May diesel exports to Southeast Asia seen at multi-year highs on higher margins 5/30
