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Written by Axens • 09/25/2024

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Maximizing the Production and the Transformation of Aromatics - Image

Maximizing the Production and the Transformation of Aromatics

A Crude-to-Chemicals (CTC) conversion block maximizes Heavy Naphtha (HN) production for the aromatics block (figure below) of a petrochemical complex.

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationResidue Hydroconversion & HydroprocessingSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens25 Nov 2021
Targeting the Highly Coveted Olefins - Image

Targeting the Highly Coveted Olefins

In order to optimize the Olefins Block in Crude-to-Chemicals Complexes, two main routes to produce olefins are generally considered:

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationResidue Hydroconversion & HydroprocessingSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens16 Nov 2021
Two Conversion Routes to Maximize the Economic Returns of a Crude-to-Chemicals Project - Image

Two Conversion Routes to Maximize the Economic Returns of a Crude-to-Chemicals Project

The conversion block plays a decisive role in the economic returns of the ...

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens02 Nov 2021
Recommended Process Routes for Maximized Oil Conversion to Aromatics and Olefins - Image

Recommended Process Routes for Maximized Oil Conversion to Aromatics and Olefins

The refining industry has evolved over time in order to adapt to the ...

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationResidue Hydroconversion & HydroprocessingSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens25 Oct 2021
Squeezing the Bottom-of-the-Barrel to Lift-up the Crude-to-Chemicals Conversion - Image

Squeezing the Bottom-of-the-Barrel to Lift-up the Crude-to-Chemicals Conversion

For a maximum ROI of Crude-to-Chemicals (CTC) complexes, around 40% of ...

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens18 Oct 2021
From Refining to Chemicals, a Switch of the Yield in 4 Stages - Image

From Refining to Chemicals, a Switch of the Yield in 4 Stages

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), petrochemicals are ...

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High-conversion HydrocrackingCatalytic CrackingEtherificationOlefins Selective HydrogenationResidue Hydroconversion & HydroprocessingSolvent Deasphalting (SDA)Thermal ProcessTotal HydrogenationProcess TechnologiesOil RefiningPetrochemicals
Written by Axens12 Oct 2021
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