Koch-Glitsch and INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) – affiliates of Koch Industries – have announced an expansion of their partnership to offer the IsoATM technology, which allows refineries to transform low-value, light paraffinic feeds into high-octane gasoline blend stock. The IsoA process technology isomerises and aromatises C5 to C7+ paraffins, simultaneously boosting the octane, to reduce the RVP and increase the value of these light feeds. Commercially-demonstrated in six refineries, the technology can deliver an 85 wt% C5+ liquid yield with a typical octane boost of 20 – 25 points. The process reduces sulfur content by more than 90%, generating a product with less than 10 ppm sulfur from a feed with less than 150 ppm. While the technology aromatises the paraffinic feed, the catalyst is optimised to minimise benzene formation – typically achieving less than 1% in the blend stock product. This low-CAPEX, low-pressure process has a small footprint and utilises standard refinery equipment, such as fixed-bed reactors, absorption and separation columns. The heterogeneous catalyst is sulfur tolerant and eliminates the hydrotreating process required for conventional isomerisation processes. Recycle gas is not required, meaning that the maintenance and energy intensive hydrogen compression that is required by conventional isomerisation is eliminated. The process can be further optimised with a boost in octane and a reduction in operating cost by co-feeding olefin-containing LPG. Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/product-news/14032018/new-process-improves-naphtha-streams/ In this webinar, Dynamics Scientific will discuss their COMPACS System, which allows you to achieve optimal reliability through real-time monitoring of vibration as well as other parameters. Register for free today » The April issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering is now available online! Embed article link: (copy the HTML code below):
Two Koch Industries affiliates, INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) and Koch-Glitsch, have expanded their collaboration to launch a system that transforms low-value, light paraffinic feeds into high-octane gasoline. The new system, called the “Fuel Injector for Automotive Applications,” or FIIAS, is being developed by IPT, which has been working with Koch since 2010. In addition, IsoATM eliminates 90% of the sulphur content and minimises benzene formation, and does not require upgraded refinery equipment, a hydrotreating process nor the use of recycle gas.