AM-11-02Jointly Developed FCC Catalysts with Novel Mesoporous Zeolite Deliver Higher Yields and Economic Value to Refiners

Description:

Rive Technology and Grace Davison in partnership are commercializing advanced fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalyst technology that dramatically increases the yield of transportation fuels per barrel of crude oil. Rive’s Molecular Highway™ technology makes traditional zeolite catalysts more capable of cracking large hydrocarbon molecules, and allows valuable primary cracked products, like gasoline and diesel molecules, to more readily escape the catalyst before they are overcracked to less valuable light gases and coke. This new catalyst is a drop‐in replacement for current catalysts and will enable refiners to increase throughput and profitability without capital investment. In this paper we explain Rive™ zeolite technology, describe its incorporation into a Grace proprietary catalyst matrix formulation, and discuss preparations for a first refinery trial later this spring.