AM-07-46 Optimizing Your Naphtha Complex In A Low Benzene World

Description:

More stringent product regulations, changing product demands, and processing heavier crudes have all placed new challenges on refiners. In order to stay competitive, refiners must first optimize their current assets, and also look at squeezing additional barrels with a low cost revamp. To meet the growth in gasoline demand in North American, naphtha processes will continue to play an important role in overall refinery profitability. Refiners can maximize the utilization of their existing naphtha processes through catalyst selection, feedstock management, and process configuration upgrades.