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• Catalyst features superior butylene selectivity and maintains high catalytic activity
• Fourtitude™ enables increased propylene yields, gasoline octane and improved coke selectivity
• Customers can benefit from improved plant profitability and overall performance

• Enhanced activity and improved economics via controlled precious metal - oxygen interaction
• Better sustainability via wider regenerator operability window for emissions control
• Optimized durability via support surface morphology modification

Maximum Propylene Solution - Resid (MPS-R) combines Y-zeolite and ZSM-5 for synergies delivering high activity, propylene selectivity, and minimum delta coke.

• Designed for resid feeds
• Based on combined DMS and propylene selectivity and metals tolerance for propylene maximization with Resid feeds
• Altered pore diameter for propylene selectivity and increased yields
  

Catalyst H0-47 PDB K2-4 is designed for the selective hydrogenation of olefinic C4 streams in fixed bed applications. This palladium on alumina catalyst is specially formulated to maximize the 2- butene concentration in selected feed streams. The uniform particle shape and well controlled pore size distribution allows a full usage of the catalyst volume and suppresses the formation of hotspots in the reactor.

BASF Catalyst H0-41 S3 was developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of acetylenes and butadiene in C4 cuts, e. g. BASF’s SELOP® C4 process. The catalyst shows very low overhydrogenation. It can be applied for butene production from feed streams containing butadiene. With H0-41 S3, it is possible to change the butene-2/butene-1 ratio in a broad range.

BASF Catalyst H0-42 S3 was developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of butadiene in C4 cuts, e. g. BASF’s SELOP® C4 process. The catalyst shows very low isomerisation activity while giving low over-hydrogenation. It is applied for high butene-1 production from feed streams with high butadiene contents e.g. raw C4 from an ethylene cracker. Furthermore, H0-42 is able to hydrogenate selectively Vinylacetylene in presence of 1.3- Butadiene.

BASF Catalyst H0-43 S3 was developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of butadiene in C4 cuts, e. g. BASF’s SELOP® C4 process. The catalyst shows very low isomerisation activity while giving low over-hydrogenation. It is applied for high butene-1 production from feed streams with high butadiene contentse.g. raw C4 from an ethylene cracker. Furthermore, the catalyst can be applied in the hydrogenation of RAW C4 feeds in order to remove excessed of Vinylacetylene.

Catalyst H0-44 PDB K2-4 is designed for the selective hydrogenation of olefinic C4 streams in fixed bed applications. This palladium on alumina catalyst is specially formulated to maximize the 2-butene concentration in selected feed streams. The uniform particle shape and well controlled pore size distribution allows a full usage of the catalyst volume and suppresses the formation of hotspots in the reactor.

Catalyst H0-45 PDB K2-4 is designed for the selective hydrogenation of olefinic C4 streams in fixed bed applications. This palladium on alumina catalyst is specially formulated to maximize the 2- butene concentration in selected feed streams. The uniform particle shape and well controlled pore size distribution allows a full usage of the catalyst volume and suppresses the formation of hotspots in the reactor.

Catalyst H0-46 PDB K2-4 is designed for the selective hydrogenation of olefinic C4 streams in fixed bed applications. This palladium on alumina catalyst is specially formulated to maximize the 2- butene concentration in selected feed streams. The uniform particle shape and well controlled pore size distribution allows a full usage of the catalyst volume and suppresses the formation of hotspots in the reactor

BASF H0-31 S3 was specially developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of methyl acetylene and propadiene in C3 cuts.

BASF H0-32 S3 was specially developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of methyl acetylene and propadiene in C3 cuts. H0-32 S3 aims mainly at 2nd stage applications.

BASF H0-33 S3 was specially developed for the liquid phase selective hydrogenation of methyl acetylene and propadiene in C3 cuts.

Ni 5256E and Ni 5300E are applied in configurations that put a lower physical force to the catalyst allowing very long lifecycles in combination with very deep levels of unsaturation.

Ni 5256E and Ni 5300E are applied in configurations that put a lower physical force to the catalyst allowing very long lifecycles in combination with very deep levels of unsaturation.

Ni 3298E, Ni 3300E, and Ni 7210E are best suited in those configurations in which physical strength and water tolerance is a must.

Ni 3298E, Ni 3300E, and Ni 7210E are best suited in those configurations in which physical strength and water tolerance is a must.

Valor is BASF latest vanadium trapping technology

Fourtune maximizes selectivity towards butylenes production in the FCCU and increases gasoline octane while preserving catalyst activity.

• Designed for flexible feeds
• Based on MFT technology for butylene maximization
• Improves acid site distribution for maximum butylene yield and gasoline octane

Altrium^® is a flexible FCC catalyst that delivers outstanding coke-selective bottoms cracking from heavy feeds.

• Designed for mild resid feeds
• Based on a combination of IZY and the Advanced Innovative Matrix (AIM) technologies for yield flexibility
• Useful for improving both gasoline and LCO yields with superior coke selectivity when compared with Aegis

BASF H0-14 is a catalyst primarily used for the removal of trace amounts of MAPD from propylene containing streams via hydrogenation.

• Contaminants Removed: MAPD
• Available Sizes: 3mm extrudates
• Feedstocks Used In: Propylene

BASF PuriStar® R3-17 is a versatile copper catalyst for removal of carbon monoxide from gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon streams, in particular liquid propylene. Carbon Monoxide is known in the industry to be among the worst poisons/inhibitors for polyolefin production, which can be easily dealt with using R3-17RED, thus maximizing polyolefin production economics.

Contaminants Removed: CO

Available Sizes: 3x3 mm cylinders

Feedstocks Used In: Propylene

BASF PuriStar® R3-22 is a next generation, ultra-high capacity, CuO-based sacrificial adsorbent, used for removal of Arsine, Phosphine and reactive Sulfur from Propylene and Ethylene streams.

• Contaminants Removed: Sulfur and Arsine
• Available Sizes: 5x3 mm tablets
• Feedstocks Used In: Propylene, Ethylene, Other

BASF PuriStar® R3-12 is a high-performance CuO-based sacrificial adsorbent, widely used for removal of Arsine, Phosphine and reactive Sulfur from Propylene and Ethyene streams.

• Contaminants Removed: Sulfur and Arsine
• Available Sizes: 5x3 and 3x3 mm tablets
• Feedstocks Used In: Propylene, Ethylene, Other

BASF Puristar R9-PAR is a Lead-free, cylindrical adsorbent, for removing Arsine and Phosphine from hydrocarbon streams in the presence of hydrogen or multiple unsaturated components.

• Contaminants Removed: Arsine, Phosphine
• Available Sizes: 3mm cylinders
• Feedstocks Used In: Cracked Gas, Refinery Off Gas, Other

BASF adsorbent R9-SR is a Lead-free, sacrificial adsorbent, for removing reactive sulfur components from hydrocarbon streams in the presence of hydrogen or multiple unsaturated components. It is typically combined with Puristar R9-PAR to simultaneously remove sulfur in addition to Arsine and Phosphine.

• Contaminants Removed: COS, CO2, H2S, CS2
• Available Sizes: ⅛" spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Cracked Gas, Refinery Off Gas, Other

BASF Adsorbent E-315 is a Lead Oxide based spherical adsorbent for sacrificially removing arsine and sulfur compounds from hydrocarbon streams in the presence of hydrogen or multiple unsaturated components.

• Contaminants Removed: Various Sulfur, Arsine, Phosphine
• Available Sizes: 1/8" spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Refinery Off Gas, Propylene, Ethylene, Other

BASF Selexsorb® HG is a promoted and steam activated carbon-based adsorbent that provides optimal removal of mercury (Hg) from various gas streams.

• Contaminants Removed: Hg
• Available Sizes: 4 mm tablets
• Feedstocks Used In: Natural Gas, Refinery Off-Gas, Other

BASF Selexsorb® CD is an industry standard, custom-formulated regenerable adsorbent that provides optimum adsorption of a number of polar compounds from reactive olefinic streams.

• Contaminants Removed: water, oxygenated hydrocarbons (alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, peroxides), mercaptans,sulfides and nitrogen-based molecules (ammonia, amines, nitriles).
• Available Sizes: 7x14" Tyler Mesh, 1/8" Spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Ethylene, Propylene, Other

BASF Selexsorb® CDL is custom-formulated regenerable adsorbent that provides optimum adsorption of a number of polar compounds from reactive olefinic streams with minimized reactivity and minimized heat of adsorption.

• Contaminants Removed: water, oxygenated hydrocarbons (alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, peroxides), mercaptans, sulfides and nitrogen-based molecules (ammonia, amines, nitriles).
• Available Sizes: 7x14" Tyler Mesh, 1/8" Spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Ethylene, Propylene, C4+, Raffinate, Other

BASF Selexsorb^® COSi is a next generation adsorbent which displays unmatched performance in removing selectively COS, CO₂, H₂S and CS₂ from hydrocarbon streams

• Contaminants Removed: COS, CO₂, H₂S, CS₂
• Available Sizes: 7x14" Tyler Mesh, 1/8" Spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Ethylene, Propylene, other

BASF 3A Molecular Sieve is commonly used for drying of gases and polar liquids (methanol, ethanol) and easily polymerizable substances, such asunsaturated hydrocarbons (ethylene, propylene, acetylene and butadiene).

BASF Selexsorb® COS is an industry standard regenerable adsorbent which selectively removes COS, CO2, H2S, and CS2 from various hydrocarbon streams

• Contaminants Removed: COS, CO2, H2S, CS2
• Available Sizes: 7x14 Tyler Mesh, 1/8" Spheres
• Feedstocks Used In: Ethylene, Propylene, other

PuriStar® R3-81 is a robust copper catalyst used in sulfided form for the removal of O2, NOx and traces of acetylene from refinery off-gas. PuriStar R3-81 is the focal point of a group of products used for the recovery of ethylene from refinery off-gases.

• Contaminants remove: Oxygen, NOx, traces of acetylene
• Available Sizes: 5x3mm tablets
• Feedstocks used In: Refinery Off Gas

BASF HF-200XP promoted alumina spheres minimize carbon buildup and coking, resulting in higher fluoride loadings and greater conversion rates. An improved product which includes a promoter, BASF HF-200XP yields carbon pickup of 0.2-0.3%, compared to typical carbon pickup of 3-5% (wt.) on non-promoted aluminas.

• Contaminants remove: HF, Organic Fluorides
• Available Sizes: 1/8" spheres
• Feedstocks used In: Alkylation Streams, other

BASF HF-200 is a smooth, spherical alumina which has demonstrated its value in removing free HF and organic fluorides from HF alkylation product streams.

• Contaminants remove: HF, Organic Fluorides
• Available Sizes: 1/8" spheres
• Feedstocks used In: Alkylation Streams, other

BASF CL-850 is a proprietary spherical microporous adsorbent, custom formulated to provide optimum adsorption of organic chlorides from vapor and liquid phase process streams. It is specialized for organic chloride removal. A layered bed concept with CL-750/760 and CL-850 is typically realized to control HCl and Organic Chlorides in a single bed

• Contaminants remove: Organic Chlorides, HCL
• Available Sizes: 1.6, 2, 3, 4 mm spheres
• Feedstocks used In: Naptha, other

BASF CL-760 is a high performing solution for maximum chlorides uptake with lowest reactivity. It is a spherical surface modified adsorbent, custom formulated to provide optimum adsorption of HCl from vapor and liquid phase process streams. It is covered by U.S. patent number 5,316,998.

• Contaminants remove:Chlorides, HCL
• Available Sizes: 1/16", 1/8" spheres
• Feedstocks used In: Naptha, other

BASF CL-750 is a promoted alumina formulation with long successful commercial history removing chlorides. It is a spherical surface modified adsorbent, custom formulated to provide optimum adsorption of HCl from vapor and liquid phase process streams. It is covered by U.S. patent number 5,316,998.

• Contaminants remove: Chlorides, HCL
• Available Sizes: 1/16", 1/8", 3/16" spheres
• Feedstocks used In: Naptha, other

The CoMo hydrogenation catalysts converts any remaining sulfur species exiting the Claus section to H2S before entering the amine tail gas section for final treatment.

BASF, owner of the OASE® brand, is extending its gas treatment portfolio by licensing ExxonMobil's highly effective FLEXSORB™ technology, a solvent known in the industry for its selective removal of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the presence of carbon dioxide (CO2).

OASE® sulfexx™ is a highly energy efficient gas treating technology jointly developed by ExxonMobil and BASF, which helps refiners and gas processors to meet their sulfur removal targets while reducing carbon footprint.

OASE® yellow is a solvent technology that selectively removes sulfur components from natural gas as well as acid-gas enrichment (AGE) or tail-gas treatment (TGT) units.

Ti-1100e is a high performance titania catalyst specifically developed for improving conversion of sulfur compounds during the Claus process. Typically installed in the first catalyst converter, it maintains the COS and CS2 conversion for a longer time period than a standard alumina catalyst.

BASF DD-431 is a high surface area activated alumina sphere with tailored pore size distribution to enhance Claus reaction activity through increased diffusion rates and surface activity. It is an excellent Claus catalyst for common Sulfur Recovery Units (SRU) including oxygen enriched Claus units and sub-dew point reactors.

BASF D-1275 is a Nickel based adsorbent which provides efficient removal of trace levels of sulfur from feeds to naphtha reformers and isomerization units.

• Contaminants Removed: Organic and Inorganic Sulfurs / Heavy Sulfurs
• Available Sizes: 1/16" trilobe shaped extrudates
• Feedstocks Used in: Naphtha

BASF Prosorb N, used as sulfur guard beds for naphtha reformers and isomerization units, is a next generation Nickel based adsorbent which provides significant performance improvement for removal of trace levels of various sulfur species.

• Contaminants Removed: Organic and Inorganic Sulfurs / Heavy Sulfurs
• Available Sizes: 1/16" trilobe shaped extrudates
• Feedstocks Used in: Naphtha

Stamina FCC Catalyst helps refiners processing resid feedstocks to meet the increased global demand for diesel fuels

• Designed for resid feeds
• Based on Prox-SMZ technology to maximize distillate yield
• Minimizes slurry and incorporates enhanced metals tolerance

Boroflex uses the latest in metals passivation technology along with a coke-selective matrix to provide superior bottoms upgrading for residue feedstocks

• Designed for heavy resid feeds
• Based on BBT with a coke-selective matrix for bottoms upgrading
• Improves valuable liquid product yield even with severe metals contamination

HDXtra is a premium FCC catalyst that helps refiners meet demand for diesel from their Vacuum Gas Oil (VGO) FCC units

• Designed for gas oil feeds
• Based on Prox-SMZ technology to maximize distillate yield
• Good coke selectivity with low H-transfer

Aegis is a flexible FCC catalyst that delivers outstanding coke-selective bottoms cracking from heavy feeds

• Designed for mild resid feeds
• Based on a combination of DMS and Prox-SMZ technologies for yield flexibility
• Useful for improving both gasoline and LCO yields with superior coke selectivity

BituPro is a a flexible Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst designed to deal with bitumen-derived feeds.

• BituPro can incorporate higher amounts of matrix cracking functionality to deal with the specific needs of these feedstocks.

Defender is engineered for heavy resid feeds that require outstanding vanadium tolerance and best-in-class coke selectivity

• Designed for the heaviest of resid feeds
• Based on DMS technology for maximum conversion
• Outstanding vanadium tolerance using vanadium trap

Flex-Tec is a high activity catalyst for reducing mass transfer limitation and metals effects with contaminated feedstock

• Designed for moderate-to-heavy resid feeds
• Based on DMS technology for maximum conversion
• Targeted metals passivation functionality for gasoline selectivity with low coke and gas make

BASF's PetroMax FCC Catalyst provides balance of matrix and zeolite activity for high conversion from hydrotreated and vacuum gas oil feeds

Borocat offers excellent performance and flexibility for refiners requiring maximum conversion from a higher nickel resid feed

• Designed for heavy resid feeds
• Based on BBT with optimized porosity for Ni passivation
• Low hydrogen, coke, and bottoms yields

Borotec offers high performance for moderately contaminated feeds requiring maximum conversion

• Designed for mild resid or changing feeds
• Based on BBT with excellent metals passivation
• Maximum conversion and the freedom to switch feeds with changing economics

Endurance is designed for moderate resid or hydrotreated resid feed applications needing enhanced metals passivation

• Designed for moderate resid or heavy gasoil feeds
• Based on DMS technology for maximum conversion
• Achieves higher activity in circulation-limited units with improved liquid yields

Fortress NXT delivers superior metals passivation and increases liquid product yields

• Designed for resid feeds
• Excellent Ni passivation for success with high metals applications
• Improved bottoms upgrading with gasoline and coke selectivity

Fourte maximizes butylenes production in the FCCU and increases gasoline octane while preserving catalyst activity

• Designed for flexible feeds
• Based on MFT technology for butylene maximization
• Improves acid site distribution for maximum butylene yield and gasoline octane

Luminate is a flexible FCC catalyst that delivers outstanding coke selectivity, and minimum delta coke

• New catalyst for gasoil and lighter feeds
• Delivers superior liquid product yields with lower delta coke

MPS combines Y-zeolite and ZSM-5 for synergies delivering high activity, propylene selectivity, and minimum delta coke

• Designed for flexible feeds
• Based on combined DMS and ZSM-5 functionalities for propylene maximization
• Altered pore diameter for propylene selectivity and increased yields

USP CO Promoter catalyzes oxidation of CO to CO² in an FCC regenerator. The USP promoted CO oxidation takes place in the dense phase in the regenerator and hence allows control of the CO content of the off-gas, as well as controlling the thermal CO afterburn in the dilute phase.

EZ Flow works to improve fluidization characteristics of the FCC catalyst providing improved catalyst circulation

Converter is an FCC additive that delivers activity enhancement with the added benefit of coke-selective bottoms upgrading

EnviroSOx delivers high SOx reduction performace to cost-effectively assist refiners in meeting tightening air quality limits on FCC regenerator off-gas emissions

ZIP Olefins Additive, a ZSM-5 based additive has multi-stage phosphorous treatment to maximize propylene yield and gasoline octane from the FCC unit