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Olefin Processes
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Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey is a leading global supplier of high performance process catalysts and technology for
a diverse range of market applications. We have continued to develop our technology for almost 200
years, demonstrating the company's ability to maintain world leadership by adapting constantly to
rapidly changing customer needs. Today, Johnson Matthey remains synonymous with accuracy, reliability
and integrity.
Johnson Matthey Process Technologies division holds a Chemical Catalysts including PRICAT TM, PURASPECTM,
leading position across the petrochemical, syngas, oil HTCTM and KATALCOTM catalysts specifically designed for the
refining and gas processing industries as a supplier of olefins value chain.
catalysts, licensing technologies and other services.
Steam cracking of hydrocarbons is a primary source of
With our dynamic group of dedicated, skilled people and olefins. The yield of ethylene and its by-products -
unparalleled technical service, we meet the needs of our propylene, butylenes, butadiene and aromatics - are
customers worldwide, and develop and manufacture the dictated by the feedstock, plant configuration and cracking
catalysts that optimise chemical processes. severity. Chemical Catalysts offer catalysts and absorbents
suitable for every plant configuration in the olefins value
Our global resources, combined with our expertise in the chain to improve the product quality, reliability and cost
chemical market and our heritage in chemical processes, effectiveness of these essential operations.
has enabled us to develop and manufacture a family of
3 3 3
Feed Steam C2 Acetylene Monomer
LPG Ethylene
Purification Cracking Conversion Purification
3 3
C3
3 MAPD Monomer Propylene
Conversion Purification
Naphtha, Feed Steam
Condensate Purification Cracking 3
C4 C4 Acetylene Butadiene
Butadiene
Hydrogenation Extraction
3
Gas Oil Steam
Cracking C4 Selective
Butylene
Hydrogenation
3
3
Total Butane
Import Feed Saturation Pentane
Ethylene Purification
3
C5 Selective
Pentene
3 Hydrogenation
Import Feed 3
Propylene Purification C5+ Pyrolysis Hydro-
Aromatics
Gasoline Desulphurisation
Raw pyrolysis gasoline contains a high level of unsaturated hydrocarbons (olefins and aromatics) making it an excellent source
of aromatics and high octane gasoline components, but it must be hydrotreated before further processing. Eliminating
acetylenes, dienes and aromatic olefins in this pyrolysis gasoline can produce a number of important benefits:
HTC NI 200 is the leading nickel catalyst for all designs of pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation units. HTC NI 400 is a higher activity
product to handle higher feed rates, more stringent product specifications, higher contaminant levels and higher olefin
saturation.
PRICAT PD 309/6 is a palladium catalyst formulated for operation in high LHSV situations whereas PRICAT PD 469 is a
versatile palladium catalyst for this duty.
HTC NI catalysts have an order of magnitude higher tolerance for heavy metals and sulphur in the feed than any palladium
based catalyst. There is no detectable aromatic loss with properly activated HTC NI catalysts.
HTC NI products come in four types to suit different activation situations. Once activated, all forms exhibit equally good
performance characteristics. RPS catalysts are activated within the normal operating temperature range of the unit without the
addition of sulphur.
The above table contains a sample of materials available for purification duties. We will provide advice on which products are most suitable for
individual applications.
Methanation
Hydrogen produced as a by-product of ethylene production KATALCO 11-4 is the widely suitable replacement catalyst
contains 500 to 5,000 ppm carbon monoxide. The for all designs of methanators. KATALCO 11-4M provides
concentration of carbon monoxide must be reduced to less higher activity for higher GHSV operation with a slight
than 10 ppm prior to use in reactors containing palladium or increase in pressure drop.
platinum based catalysts. The most common method of
The pre-reduced catalysts KATALCO 11-4R and 11-4MR
carbon monoxide reduction is nickel catalyst based
have been reduced and stabilised with an oxide layer which
methanation. Purification using pressure swing adsorption,
makes the catalyst stable in air and prevents further re-
cryogenic ethane wash and low temperature ruthenium
oxidation. These catalysts require no activation stage and
catalysts are also used.
initiate methanation at maximum activity as soon as reaction
conditions are established.
Methanation catalysts
KATALCO KATALCO KATALCO KATALCO
11-4 11-4R 11-4M 11-4MR
Active metal Ni Ni Ni Ni
Promoted yes yes yes yes
Size (mm) 5.4 x 3.6 5.4 x 3.6 3.1 x 3.6 3.1 x 3.6
Shape tablet tablet tablet tablet
Support refractory oxides refractory oxides refractory oxides refractory oxides
Pre-reduced no yes no yes
Monomer purification
Several PURASPEC products have been developed to meet the most demanding purity requirements of polyethylene producers,
polypropylene producers and other users of high purity ethylene and propylene.
PURASPEC 3450 Carbon monoxide is reduced to less than 0.1 ppm by operating in the oxide form
Oxygen is reduced to less than 0.1 ppm by operating in the reduced form
PURASPEC 7312 Carbonyl sulphide is converted to hydrogen sulphide to facilitate sulphur removal.
PURASPEC 7040 Hydrogen sulphide and carbonyl sulphide are reduced to less than 0.1 ppmw total sulphur
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