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Albemarle
April 2015
Eurecat Organization & Locations
TOTAL-
Eurecat EURECAT SA Italian Saudi & Kuwaiti
Joint La Voulte/France Partners partners
Venture
AL-BILAD
PETROVAL SA EURECAT FRANCE SAS CATALYSTS Co.
Le Havre/France La Voulte/France Al-Jubail/Saudi
EURECAT US Inc. Arabia
ECO-RIGEN EURECAT INDIA
PETROVAL US Inc. Pasadena, TX/USA EURECAT-Bitterfeld,
McAlester, OK/USA S.r.L. Jhagadia/Gujurat
Deer Park, Germany
Gela/Italy India
TX/USA
Eurecat US and Canadian Refining Customers
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Eurecat Latin American Refining Customers
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Eurecat Petrochemical Customers
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Catalyst Manufacturing Customers
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Eurecat Services Portfolio
CATALYST CATALYST
SULFIDING REGENERATION CATALYST CATALYST
& & RESALE RECYCLING
ACTIVATION REACT
H2S H2O
MoO3 MoS2
H2
The catalyst is
Activated, CATALYST
SULFIDING
&
not just ACTIVATION
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presulfided.
The Totsucat Process
Patented
OXIDE CATALYST
H2
-S-
+ -S-
+ heat
EX-SITU
PRESULFIDING EX-SITU
Porocel ActiCat SULFIDING & ACTIVATION
TOTSUCAT
LOADING
H2 H2
START-UP
+ -S- + heat
+ heat
START-UP
IN-SITU SULFIDING
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Cookie Analogy
Porocel ActiCat
Still requires a sulfiding
start-up (1-3 days) to
activate the catalyst. Eurecat TOTSUCAT
Like cookie dough, it still Sulfided and Activated
requires time to cook. Catalyst Ready to Load and Go
Like these cookies, ready to
eat right out of the box
Totsucat Family
Lube HT
Gasoline HT
Cat Feed HT
DAO/Resid HT
Typical Totsucat Applications
Temperature (F)
Cracked
feed
750 H2S breakthrough Stop DMDS
6 12 18 hours 3 days
Startup with In-Situ Sulfiding
Liquid phase with SR Feed H2S poisoning
downstream?
Stripper
Temperature (C) flooding? RG compressor
Cracked
failure?
Amine unit H2S feed
400
Lose
overload? Stop DMDS
H2S breakthrough induced sulfur off
H2S corrosion? the cat?
DMDS skidDMDS sampling? Secondary
300 CorrectSulfiding Catalyst
failure?
SR Feed sulfiding reduction?
Obtain/store Activation
Initial SR Feed + DMDS
temperature? at 80-150C
200 Monitor H2S at outlet
SR feed? exotherm?
Sulfiding
Sulfide at 315-350C
DMDS Sulfiding 3 days of SR feed
Enough
100 smell? Drying step
hydrogen?
Catalyst
Activation activity ???
procedure 10 20 30 hours +3 days
24h coverage?
Totsucat G Startup
Liquid phase with SR Feed
Temperature (F)
Cracked
feed
750
Straight
Run
575
feed
SR Feed introduction at low T (175-450F)
Go to Start of Run Temp in only 6-10 hours
390 SR Feed for 3-4 Days
Progressively switch to cracked feed
200 Advantages: Simple startup procedure.
No risk of event which could damage the catalyst
6 12 18 hours 3 days
Issue of Cracked Feed
Coker naphtha
FCC naphtha
Coker gas oil
LCO (light cycle oil)
Cracked Feeds at Start-Up
Gums and tars formed
during startup
Compounds readily
deposit on catalyst surface
Temperature (F)
SOR
400 Progressive
Introduction of
300
Cracked
Feed Introduce cracked feed at 175-300F
Heat up at 35F/h up to 480F
200 After 480F Heat up at 20F/h up to SOR.
Advantages: Safe fast start-up; Additional 3
to 4 days of cracked feed processed; No
100
need for SR or Cracked Feed storage
6 12 18 hours 3 days
HC and HC-PT with Totsucat
Totsucat for Hydrocrackers
Several Commercial References
Resultingcatalystispassivatedandcanbe
loaded under air with reasonable
precautions in handling
400
350
300
250
200
150
Passivated Totsucat reaches max 101F
and then begins to cool
100
50
0 50 100 150 200
Time (minutes)
Canadian NHT
Air Loading of Passivated Totsucat G
53-55F
No H2S detected
CATALYST CATALYST
SULFIDING REGENERATION CATALYST CATALYST
& & RESALE RECYCLING
ACTIVATION REACT
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Eurecat Catalyst Regeneration
Eurecat has largest regeneration
capacity in the World
4 US Regeneration Lines
2-Rotolouvres
2-Ebullated Bed
18 Regeneration Units
Worldwide
US Regeneration Plants
Pasadena, TX
McAlester, OK
REGENERABILITY STUDY
Contaminants
Surface
Lab Area
Regenerated
catalyst
Crush Strength
Particle size
Distribution (PSD)
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Pilot Testing Units for Activity
Eurecat pilot tests catalysts versus fresh reference to
validate the regenerability of HPC catalysts
Two 10-Reactor Pilot Test Units
Testing for Relative Pressure Drop
Pilot testing for RDP (relative pressure drop) versus
fresh catalyst reference.
Proven accuracy in multiple units
RDP testing yields factor versus fresh reference with sock or
dense loading
Actual versus Predicted Delta P
1,8
1,6
1,4
Delta P measured (bar)
1,2
1,0
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2 Delta P measured = f(Delta P predicted) 1:1
0,0
0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4 1,6 1,8
Delta P predicted (bar)
Case 1
Reactor Dump Side view
Front view
Case #1 Side Dump
Dig out
SAS
Reactor Unloading Mock up
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Case #2
Dig out
SAS
Case #3 Side view
Front view
SAS for Regeneration
Summary:
Ballls 1/4"
Low activity (89%) with As and Si
Balls 1"
SAS Case Study SAS bin by bin Analysis
(Sample-Analyze-Segregate) Na (wt%)
As (wt%) %As %Na %Si Si (wt%)
0.30 1.80
0.25 1.50
0.20 1.20
CoMo 1/16
Na=0.38wt% 0.00 0.00
SA=179 m2/g
RVA=89% - RWA=87% vs fresh
Billes 1/4"
+ high contamination of CoMo 1/10
Billes 1" (Na=3.24wt%, As=0.31wt% and Si=1.49wt%)
SAS Case Study
(Sample-Analyze-Segregate)
Standard composite sampling procedure:
95T of catalyst out of Customer specifications
Low RVA (89% vs fresh)
Na and As contamination
- Refiner can evaluate the regenerated catalyst with first right to repurchase
CATALYST
RESALE
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CATALYST RESALE
CATALYST
RESALE
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CATALYST RESALE
Sales:
- Portfolio, techno-commercial details and samples can be provided at any time.
- Any catalyst not readily available will be sourced within worldwide pool.
- Catalyst lots are activity tested.
- We can arrange packaging, sulfiding and transport to your site.
Consignment resale:
- You wish to get rid of a catalyst that is worth more as a catalyst than its
contained molybdenum.
- We will market it for resale within the worldwide pool.
- Upfront cost can be minimized by postponing regeneration.
CATALYST
RESALE
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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOUR:
C4 OR C5/C6 ISOM
dechlorination for metals recovery
Carbon burn-off for metals recovery
Regeneration/(chlorination) for reuse
Category: Catalysts:
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WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOUR:
SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION UNIT
Pd catalysts:
Reactivation
Reduction (fresh catalyst)
Stripping (for metals recovery)
Ni catalysts:
Regeneration
Selectivation and reduction (fresh and
regenerated)
Recycling (destruction)
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THANK
YOU
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