Co-feeding sulfolane into transalkylation reactors suppresses co-boiler formation, eliminating the need for intermediate solvent extraction steps.
Axial methanol injection distributors prevent catalyst settling and velocity gradients to increase xylene isomer yield.
Segmenting zeolite X crystallites reduces internal diffusion paths, resolving mass transfer bottlenecks during low-temperature para-xylene separation.
Low-temperature operation suppresses oligomerization to boost propylene selectivity and reduce by-products.
Hydrotreating heavy oil feedstocks removes impurities before fractionating the stream into distinct boiling point ranges for downstream processing.