The DX process was developed to convert ethylbenzene (EB) contained in the C8 aromatic feedstocks to high-purity benzene plus ethane, and upgrade the mixed xylenes…
Category: Petrochemical
GT-BenZap is suggested for refineries limited by economies of scale required for benzene extraction or for units located in remote areas away from benzene consumers.…
The sulfolane extractive distillation (SED) process uses a complex solvent system composed of sulfolane (as the main solvent) and a co-solvent. The SED process can…
To produce high-purity benzene and heavier aromatics from toluene and heavier aromatics using the Detol process. The process has also been applied to pyrolysis gasoline…
Produce benzene via the hydrodealkylation of C7–C11 aromatics. Fresh C7–C8+ (to C11) feed is mixed with recycle hydrogen, makeup hydrogen and C7+ aromatics from the…
GTC Technology, in alliance with our technology partner, offers commercially proven aromatization technology for gasoline octane improvement or aromatics production. The technology uses a proprietary…
GT-TransAlk process technology produces benzene and xylenes through transalkylation of the methyl groups from toluene and/or heavy aromatics streams. The technology features a proprietary zeolite…
To reduce olefinic content in either a heavy reformate feed or an aromatic extract feed using ExxonMobil Chemical’s Olgone process. Olgone is an alternative solution…
Recovery via extraction of high-purity C6–C9 aromatics from pyrolysis gasoline, reformate, coke oven light oil and kerosine fractions. Hydrocarbon feed is pumped to the liquid-liquid…
The UOP Extractive Distillation (ED) Sulfolane process recovers high-purity aromatics from hydrocarbon mixtures by extractive distillation. Extractive Distillation is a lower cost, more suitable option…