Refining To Change Hydrocarbon Structural Skeleton TRIZ Cases

A ketonisation, hydrodeoxygenation, and isomerization process converts fatty acids into branched saturated hydrocarbon components.

Segmented reaction zones isolate incompatible feedstock requirements, reducing hydrogen consumption and exothermic heat buildup during co-processing.

Heated packing elements mix with polyolefin waste to form a uniform plastic layer for continuous thermal depolymerization.

Washing with polar solvents and adsorbents removes chlorides, metals, and olefins from waste plastic pyrolysis oil for refinery integration.

Hydroisomerization transforms waste oil into solvent composition, removing chlorine and sulfur impurities to meet industrial quality standards.

Small pore hydroprocessing catalyst converts heavy oil feedstock using a recycled solvent component, extending catalyst lifetime by reducing coke formation.

Continuous liquid phase hydroprocessing eliminates gas recycle systems while dividing wall fractionation prevents overtreating heavier feedstock fractions.

A dual reactor system hydrodeoxygenates biorenewable feeds concentrated in free fatty acids to produce linear alkylbenzene precursors.

Water-based washing of crude tall oil prevents catalyst poisoning by metals and phosphorus during hydrodeoxygenation.

A hydroprocessing feed exchanger manages effluent temperature between reactors to optimize downstream processing conditions.

Sequential HDO, HDW, and HDA catalysts reduce aromatic content below 5% in renewable fuel production.

A marine fuel blend combines conventional fuel with renewable hydrotreated components to create a stable mixture.

Hydroisomerization converts waxy feedstock to iso-paraffins using inert gas and hydrogen at high pressure, preventing cracking losses.

Selective hydrogenation and isomerization of C4 hydrocarbons isolate high-purity isobutene feedstock for polymerization.

N-heterocyclic carbene ligands optimize metathesis catalysts to resolve low efficiency and high cost in natural oil conversion.

Integrating hydrodealkylation with naphtha reforming maximizes BTX recovery from refractory pyrolysis fuel oil streams.

Metathesis catalysts convert natural oil feedstocks into olefins and esters, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while lowering manufacturing costs.

Combining vacuum gas oil with wax in hydrocracking improves cetane number and viscosity index while extending catalyst life.

A bimetallic catalyst system converts mixed olefin feedstocks into specific oligomer distributions.

Quenching the catalyst bed with recycled oil enables integrated processing that meets Arctic diesel specifications while increasing distillate yield.

Ammonia neutralizes organic acids in renewable feedstock, preventing corrosion and fouling during hydrotreating.

Existing hydrodesulfurization units produce cleaner diesel with improved cold properties by replacing catalysts and recycling hydrogen sulfide.

Heating crude tall oil to 60-80°C prevents multi-phasic catalyst deactivation during hydrogenation, while hydrocarbon recycle boosts hydrogen solubility.

A liquid-phase hydroisomerization system dissolves hydrogen in oil feed and replenishes it internally to maintain continuous reaction.

A hydrotreating process for renewable feedstocks uses a hydrogen-based pretreatment step to remove inorganic impurities and partially hydrogenate unsaturations.

Hydroconversion of Fischer-Tropsch products yields low-sulphur heavy fuel oil, resolving the trade-off between energy density and pollutant emissions.

Extractive distillation removes non-aromatics before hydrodealkylation, reducing hydrogen consumption and gas production while increasing aromatic throughput.

Inverts benzene and toluene column sequence to cut reboiler energy by over 10% while maintaining separation effectiveness.

Combining atmospheric resid with base oil feedstock for hydrocracking and dewaxing to increase heavy grade base oil yield.

Differential scanning calorimetry measures residual wax content to predict viscosity index potential in lubricant base oil feedstocks.

Atomic dispersion of noble metals on CeO2 eliminates carbon coking and cluster formation, achieving high selectivity for C2 hydrocarbons.

A catalytic process converts biological feedstocks into ketones or dimer acids, then hydrogenates them to produce hydrocarbon lubricating base stocks.

A process converts biological feedstocks into hydrocarbon lubricant base stocks using basic catalysts and hydrogenation.

A wax isomerized oil with over 50% even-carbon hydrocarbons improves viscosity-temperature characteristics.

Composite hydroconversion catalysts reduce wax content and pour points, enabling stable blending of synthetic crude with natural crude oil.

Di-glycerol tert-butyl ether reduces engine wear in renewable diesel by achieving sub-460 µm lubricity values.

A biological paraffin composition enhances wetting and penetration into porous substrates through optimized chain length distribution.

Distilling dewaxed base oils separates fuel from product streams, allowing selective hydrofinishing that minimizes yield loss while meeting specifications.

A multifunctional catalyst integrates hydrogenation, deoxygenation, isomerization, and selective hydrocracking to produce aviation fuel from renewable feedstocks.

A naphtha isomerization process integrates de-isohexanizer overhead vapors with a de-isopentanizer reboiler to condense and transfer heat between separation stages.

Metathesis catalysts convert natural oil feedstocks into olefins and esters, reducing greenhouse gas emissions from traditional refining.

Segmented reactors prevent catalyst deactivation during ketoacid dimerization, improving yield and stability.

Nano-dispersed MoS2 or WS2 catalysts boost hydrocracking capacity while reducing fuel oil production through radical scavenging.

Separating saturated free fatty acids enables ketonisation and hydrodeoxygenation for renewable base oil production.

Isomerizing renewable paraffins with selective hydrocracking resolves cloud point control challenges while maintaining production yield.

Converts captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen into synthetic fuel, eliminating carbon emissions while maintaining high production productivity.

Compressing low-pressure steam to medium pressure overcomes insufficient temperature differences, enabling effective heat transfer for reboiling and preheating.

Optimize isomerization dewaxing via 13C-NMR analysis to balance viscosity index and cold flow property.

Segmenting C5-C12 feedstocks enables tailored catalyst use that boosts benzene yield while minimizing fuel gas waste.