2020 CATALYST HANDBOOK INDUSTRY CATEGORIES PROCESS CATEGORIES COMPANY INDEX REFINING Emission control, FCC FCC additives Application: Performance-enhancing and environmental compliance additives. Additives such as Converter and HDUltra have similarities with both additives and catalysts. The products capture the economic advantage from changing market preferences and provide a refiner with FCC operational flexibility, allowing response in the shortest time to rapid shifts in product values or feed change (Fig. 1). The additives also allow for profitability optimization far more quickly than reformulating the FCC catalyst. Description: Performance additives include: * ZEAL-High-activity octane and olefins enhancement * ZIP-Octane and olefins enhancement * USP/Procat-CO promotion * EZ Flow-Flow aid * Converter-Conversion enhancement catalyst for gasoil feed * Converter-R-Conversion enhancement catalyst for residual feed * HDUltra-Distillate enhancement. Environmental additives include: * EnviroSOx-SOx reduction * CONQUERNOX-Low-NOx CO promoter. Advantages: * Excellent reduction of NOx and SOx emissions * Increased LPG olefins yields and gasoline octane enhancement * Conversion enhancement * Fluidization aid * High-performance CO promotion using platinum * CO promotion using palladium (Pd) for low NOx formation. Development: BASF has been delivering FCC catalyst and additive solutions to refiners since 1972. BASF catalysts and additives have been used in more than 200 units worldwide. References: 1. Clough, M., " We can sulfur problems: Catalyst solutions to meet Tier 3 regulations, " AFPM Annual Meeting Conference Show Daily, Hydrocarbon Processing, March 2017. Fig. 1. BASF's refining catalyst and additive businesses supply catalysts and additives globally to FCC units. Supplier: BASF Website: www.catalysts.basf.com/refining Contact: refining-catalysts@basf.com Copyright © 2020 Gulf Energy Information. All rights reserved.https://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/ http://www.catalysts.basf.com/refining