BASF introduces Portable Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Catalyst Addition System for refinery catalysts in Europe_by chemwinfo

26 September 2016

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DETAILS

• Allows refiners to capture economic advantages
  from catalyst trials, while minimizing
  the potential risks of changing to a new catalyst.
  
  
• The system is easy to use, requires
  only a small plot space, and
  does not require any special preparation.
  
  
• FCC and RFCC (Residue FCC) Catalyst
  and Co-Catalyst trials can now be performed
  as easily as Additive trials.

BASF has introduced a new patented

Portable Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)

Catalyst Addition System for Refinery Catalysts.

This new system allows refineries

to conduct catalyst and Co-Catalyst trials, while

minimizing the potential risks of changing

to a new catalyst.

The system is easy to use, requires

only a small plot space, and does not require

any special preparations to deliver reliable

and precise additions.

The truck with the portable loader arrives

at the refiner, is put in position, raised upright,

connected to the refiner unit, and is loaded with catalyst.

All additions are controlled

from the local control panel

and no civil work of any kind is required.

The new offer is an additional service

to the complete range of innovative

FCC Catalysts, Co-Catalysts and Additives

BASF offers to meet refiners’ environmental

and performance requirements.

BASF has developed the portable FCC Catalyst System

in cooperation with

Nol-Tec Europe,

a leading company in designing and producing

of pneumatic conveying systems

for bulk material handling.

Udo Huenger,

Responsible for

BASF’s Refinery Catalysts business in Europe.

“Normally, it is a big effort for refineries

 to do catalyst trials.

 Changing to a catalyst is a big opportunity,

 but can also be a risk.

 Our new system will allow our customers

 to capture economic advantages from catalyst trials,

 while minimizing the potential risks

 of changing to a new catalyst,”

Stefano Riva, 

Responsible for 

BASF’s Refining Catalyst Technical Service delivery in Europe

“The BASF portable FCC Catalyst Addition System

 allows refiners to increase

 product yield and operational flexibility

 using new catalyst technologies.

 A new catalyst can be trialed and performance

 validated in the customers’ FCC unit,

 while maintaining storage of the existing catalyst

 in the fresh catalyst hopper. Additionally,

 it can also be used to enable inspection, repair,

 or replacement of fixed FCC Addition Systems,”

 Currently, the portable FCC Catalyst Addition System

 is offered exclusively in Region Europe.

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