White papers: W. R. Grace & Co.
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Over 3900 Grace employees safely and sustainably develop, manufacture, license, support, and sell leading catalyst technologies. Manufacturing excellence and industry leading technical service have made Grace one of the world’s leading suppliers of FCC catalyst and additives.
Grace is dedicated to helping refiners achieve success with innovative catalytic solutions. Refineries stay competitive with Grace Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) technology because they can maximise the yield of the most valuable products through use of the optimal catalyst for their crude slate.
Breakthrough research leads to major FCC catalyst iron tolerance advancements
In recent years, iron tolerance has emerged as a significant challenge for catalyst suppliers, researchers, process licensors, and refinery operators. Grace has achieved groundbreaking advancements in iron tolerance for FCC catalysts including a breakthrough iron deactivation protocol (Grace-IDP). This white paper outlines how Grace’s research team pioneered a three-pronged approach to address iron tolerance.
Published on the 17 June 2024
Capture value by processing resid in the FCC
Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) conversion technology is scaling up, providing more options for competing against a confluence of market and regulatory forces. Many of the options under consideration involve increasing resid conversion through the FCC unit. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated market expansion of chemical building blocks such as propylene. This suggests opportunities for upgrading resid to petrochemicals and marketable fuel components such as high octane alkylate.
Published on the 01 June 2021