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Producing Low Sulfur Gasoline Reliably

Kerry Rock, Scott Shorey, CDTECH

Format:
Electronic (digital download/no shipping)

Associate Member, International Member, Petrochemical Member, Refining Member - $0.00
Government, NonMember - $25.00

Description:

Refiners in North America and Europe are making progress in reducing sulfur in the gasoline pool to meet upcoming fuels’ standards. Several fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline desulfurization plants are now in operation meeting current requirements, with additional projects underway to meet even lower sulfur specifications in the near future. Unfortunately, refiners are discovering that some of the new hydrodesulfurization (HDS) units cause problems with the operation of their FCC units. This is because conventional fixed bed HDS units are unable to run throughout the complete operating cycle of a modern FCC unit without having to shut down for regeneration or replacement of catalyst. As a result, the refiner must either take a very expensive FCC shutdown or spend significant capital – in addition to the HDS investment – to correct the problem. Technology from CDTECH can avoid this situation without additional capital cost. It provides the refiner with reliable HDS operation that will not interrupt the FCC unit operation for catalyst regeneration or replacement.

Product Details:

Product ID: AM-03-122
Publication Year: 2003