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CC-01-161 AN INTEGRATED APPROACH IN MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF LOW SULFUR DIESEL – ANALYTICAL SUPPORT, PROCESS RESEARCH AND COMPUTER SIMULATION

Michael Hu Senior Staff Consultant KBC Advanced Technologies Thousand Oaks, CA And Zbigniew Ring Jenny Briker Mure Te National Centre for Upgrading Technology Devon, Alberta, Canada

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The mandated sulfur content for on-road diesel will be lowered from 500 ppmw to 50 ppmw for most parts of the world by 2005. Many new proposals clearly show the possibility of even lower sulfur levels (5 to 10 ppmw) by as early as 2005 to 2007. These low and ultra-low (<10 ppmw sulfur) diesel specifications inevitably will require refiners to significantly increase their hydrodesulfurization capacity. A great amount of research and development effort has already been devoted in the areas of feed characterization, sulfur reaction mechanisms, catalyst improvement and process optimization. Refineries must select the most suitable process option and plan their investment strategy based on available technical know-how, refinery complexity, and local market economics. The National Centre for Upgrading Technology (NCUT) and KBC Advanced Technologies have been cooperating and combining their expertise in analytical research, pilot plant testing, and process modeling to provide refiners with an integrated tool for assessing process alternatives for future low and ultra-low sulfur diesel production. This has been achieved by developing a rigorous hydrotreater simulator that is capable of predicting feedstock and process condition effects on sulfur removal below 10 ppmw.

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Product ID: CC-01-161
Publication Year: 2001