Topsoe Extends Their Family of BRIM™ Hydroprocessing Catalysts
12 January 2006 09:46
Topsoe extends their family of BRIM™ hydroprocessing catalysts
New hydrocracker pre-treatment and ULSD NiMo catalysts
The low-sulphur fuel market continuously calls for improved hydrotreating catalysts. In order to fulfil this need, Topsoe has developed a new catalyst preparation technology, giving highly active hydroprocessing catalysts. This new proprietary BRIM™ technology not only optimises the brim site hydrogenation functionality, but also increases the Type II activity sites for direct desulphurisation. The first two commercial catalysts based on the brim technology were Topsoe's TK-558 BRIM™ (CoMo) and TK-559 BRIM™ (NiMo) for FCC pre-treatment service. This was in 2004 followed by a new CoMo catalyst, TK-576 BRIM™, for ULSD production.
Since then, Topsoe has sold BRIM™ catalysts to more than 50 hydrotreating units.
Topsoe has now introduced two new NiMo products based on the BRIM™ technology:
TK-575 BRIM™ , a NiMo catalyst optimised for the high-pressure ULSD market, and TK-605 BRIM™, a NiMo catalyst optimised for the high-performance hydrocracker pre-treatment market.
TK-575 BRIM™ and TK-605 BRIM™ show significant improvement compared to the previous generation of catalysts. TK-575 BRIM™ is developed with the key objective of removing refractive organic sulphur compounds, whereas TK-605 BRIM™ is optimised for removal of refractive organic nitrogen compounds.
Topsoe is already a leading supplier of catalyst for these demanding services. Topsoe has always emphasised the role of fundamental research in the development of hydrotreating catalysts, and recent scientific advances have given new opportunities for further technological developments. Barry Cooper, Head of Marketing and Sales for Topsoe Refining Catalysts, says "We have experienced great commercial success with our BRIM™ technology catalysts, and we have often been asked when we will come up with NiMo BRIM™ catalysts for ULSD and hydrocracking pre-treatment applications. We are happy to announce to the industry that such products are now available."
For further information, please contact Mr. Barry Cooper on +45 4527 2000 or bc@topsoe.dk.
For more information on this company:
Haldor Topsoe - Catalysts and Technologies for the Refining Industry
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