2020 CATALYST HANDBOOK INDUSTRY CATEGORIES PROCESS CATEGORIES COMPANY INDEX Techtiv 500® (cont.) References: 1. Chou, C., " Find the best aromatics extraction system, " Hydrocarbon Processing, September 2018. To vacuum system EDC condenser Development: Beginning in 1995, Sulzer GTC Technology commercialized the first ED process capable of processing a wide boiling range of feeds with the solvent Techtiv 100. Since that time, GTC has introduced Techtiv 500, the next generation of solvent. Fig. 1 and Table 3 compare compares the two solvents. SRC condenser Water Raffinate Water Extractive distillation column (EDC) Feed Extract Solvent recovery column (SRC) Supplier: Sulzer GTC Technology US Inc. Notes: Techtiv 500 is sold as a proprietary solvent in Sulzer GTC Technology's GT-BTX® technology. Techtiv 500 is also available as replacement solvent for processes that currently use other solvents. Solvent regenerator Website: www.gtctech.com and www.sulzer.com Rich solvent Contact: inquiry@gtctech.com Steam Techtiv 500 solvent Purge Water Fig. 1. Comparison of Techtiv 100 and Techtiv 500 solvents. TABLE 3. Comparison of Techtiv 100 and Techtiv 500 solvents Solvent Relative volatility nC7 /benzene Solvent circulation Techtiv 100 Base Base Techtiv 500 116% of base 10% lower Copyright © 2020 Gulf Energy Information. All rights reserved.https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/ http://www.gtctech.com http://www.sulzer.com