AM-15-25 New Hydrocracking Developments Demonstrate Lower Capex and Lower Opex Hydrocracker Designs and Revamps

Description:

Refineries are continuously challenged to produce more and cleaner products from a broad range of feeds, with limited or no capital investments. Even when capital is available, highest capital efficiency — most capacity/economic value — is a highly sought-after objective. Modern highly stable zeolitic hydrocracking catalysts and innovative configuration changes enable refiners to run their hydrocrackers to the limit and also enable new designs with lower capital cost and reduced operating expense without compromising distillate yield. We share examples of new catalysts and innovative designs and their deployment in revamps and in new designs that are achieving capacity and/or product value improvements currently with 30-50% lower capex and opex.