The UK’s University of Bradford researchers are proposing a method for increasing the yield of the middle distillates, gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel at the refinery by applying catalytic ...

Honeywell International Inc. HON UOP recently introduced the latest addition to its Unity hydrotreating portfolio — ULTIMet catalyst. The catalyst can more efficiently remove sulfur and nitrogen from ...

Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) subsidiary Kuwait National Petroleum Co.’s (KNPC) Mina Al-Ahmadi (MAA) and Mina Abdullah (MAB) refineries recently converted an old gas oil desulfurization (OGOD) unit and ...

Phillips Petroleum Co. has started up the first commercial application of its S Zorb SRT technology in its Borger, Tex., refinery. The 6,000-b/d unit began operations in April 2001. Photograph ...

Molecular kinetic modeling in petroleum processing represents a critical advancement in understanding the intricate reaction mechanisms at the molecular level, thereby enhancing process optimisation ...

RIYADH: Cleaner-burning diesel fuel means cleaner air, and the Diesel Hydrotreater Complex Project at Saudi Aramco's Riyadh Refinery will contribute to a significant decrease in diesel-fuel sulfur ...

A research team has developed a synthesis process which drastically increases the activity of catalysts for the desulfurization of crude oil. The new process could perhaps also be used for catalysts ...

Wet wastes from sewage treatment and discarded food can provide the raw materials for an innovative process called hydrothermal liquefaction, which converts and concentrates carbon-containing ...

Hydrocracking catalyst is projected to be the fastest growing type of refinery catalysts, in terms of value, during the forecast period. The hydrocracking catalyst type is the fastest growing refinery ...