Multi-stage unit operations convert crude hydrocarbons into fuel additives, reducing capital costs while meeting strict quality specifications.
Catalytic isomerization boosts fuel thermal capacity by 30%, absorbing waste heat while keeping tank temperatures within design bounds.
A UZM-14 catalyst resolves the contradiction between xylene yield and catalyst stability by converting heavy aromatics.
Alkylation of aromatics with alkylating agents produces higher-value toluene and xylenes from methane feedstocks.
Segmenting raffinate streams into distinct feed trays reduces reboiler duty and fired fuel needs in para-xylene production.
Hydrothermal treatment of magnesium precursors yields stable isomerization catalysts that boost 1-butene conversion rates.
Noble metal supported on binder-free zeolite converts hydrocarbon feedstock into light aromatic hydrocarbons and alkanes.
Optimizing the silica to alumina ratio of ZSM-12 zeolite reduces side reactions and carbon dioxide production during alkylaromatics conversion.
Novel ruthenium complexes featuring specific NHC ligand configurations facilitate controlled ring-closure metathesis reactions.
A Nu-10 zeolite and silica-alumina catalyst promotes multibranched isomer production from Fischer-Tropsch paraffins.
Minimizing pores under one micron reduces diffusion resistance while maintaining surface area for reactant loading.
Absorption unit recycles chlorinated compounds via washing fluid to reduce corrosion and contamination.
Sequential isomerization and hydroformylation using a shared rhodium catalyst achieves 98% branching in aldehydes, resolving low-yield conversion bottlenecks.
Converting benzene to ethylbenzene via ethanol alkylation and subsequent isomerization increases para-xylene output while minimizing unwanted byproducts.
An additional xylene isomerization process converts excess mixtures into para-xylene, resolving discharge limitations and boosting productivity.
Alkyl-demethylation catalyst converts ethylbenzene to xylenes in liquid phase, reducing energy consumption.
Shared decomposition reactor and treater cut equipment costs by 50% while boosting chloride recovery above 92%.
Transition metal functionalized zeolite catalyst produces aromatics, naphthenics, and isoparaffins in a single reactor step.
SSZ-74 molecular sieve improves selectivity and efficiency in hydrocracking by combining shape-selective catalysis with Group VIII metals.
Converts heavy naphtha fractions into para-xylene via integrated catalytic reforming, preventing catalyst deactivation from unconverted C10+ buildup.
Composite zeolite catalyst converts alkyl aromatics to C8 hydrocarbons while reducing ethylbenzene below 1.5 wt% for efficient p-xylene separation.
Variable porosity zones in the collector tube balance pressure drop and prevent catalyst pinning at high feed rates.
Pyrolysis converts waste plastic into hydrocarbon liquid streams, maximizing benzene and xylene yields while minimizing gas production.
Hydrotreating bio-oil feed with a diluting agent reduces catalyst deactivation and improves cold flow properties.
A beta zeolite catalyst featuring a high Lewis to Brønsted acid site ratio exceeding 1.5 for alkylation reactions.
Segregates hydrocarbon feeds by ethylbenzene content to optimize para-xylene adsorption, resolving capacity competition between ethylbenzene and para-xylene.
Smectite catalyst converts dialkyl benzenes into monoalkyl benzenes, reducing material wastage from polyalkylation side reactions.
Gallium-doped EMM-17 zeolites enhance thermal stability and catalytic efficiency during hydrocarbon conversion reactions.
Biochemical conversion of biomass sugars into sesquiterpene fuels increases range and loiter time while lowering carbon emissions.
A self-supported mixed metal sulfide catalyst opens naphthenic rings to form linear paraffins.
MEL framework zeolite catalyst reduces xylenes loss and byproduct formation during high WHSV C8 aromatic isomerization.
A liquid phase isomerization unit converts ortho-xylene to reduce ring losses in the ethylbenzene isomerization unit.
Gas chromatography detects olefin dimers and trimers in reactor effluent to enable real-time process monitoring.
UZM-27 crystalline aluminosilicate enables selective hydrocarbon conversion through its unique three-dimensional microporous topology.
A heat exchange network modifies adsorption temperature to increase para-xylene capacity and reduce energy consumption.
Hydrotreating and hydrocracking triglycerides produces biorenewable naphtha, avoiding high capital costs of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
Methylation converts toluene to xylenes, reducing capital costs while avoiding ethylbenzene buildup.
Mixed phase alkylation processes handle dilute ethylene feeds without high-purity requirements, reducing investment costs while maintaining high product purity.
A hydromethanation reactor generates steam by recovering heat from the product gas stream.
Segmenting hydrocarbon feed into C5-C6 and C7+ streams prevents C7 cracking, boosting liquid yield while reducing hydrogen consumption.