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Catalagram 118 - Summer 2016/Fall 2016

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Topics in this issue include :

COMBATING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF IRON IN AN FCC UNIT
With a combination of operating strategies and FCC catalyst optimization, a Philadelphia refinery maintains profitability in a challenging environment.

IMPROVED CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES MANAGE REFINER’S NEED FOR INCREASED MIDDLE DISTILLATE YIELDS
Proper design and selection of a catalyst system for hydroprocessing is critical to increasing diesel yield.

COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OF ACHIEVE® 400 FCC CATALYST AT A US REFINER
A case study shows how a catalyst change led to increased profitability.

GSR® – THE ONLY PROVEN FCC CATALYSTS AND ADDITIVES FOR SULFUR REDUCTION
An in-depth look at how Grace’s innovative technologies create economic opportunities and options for refiners.

Catalagram 117 - Fall 2015/Winter 2016

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Topics in this issue include :

PARTNERS IN CHANGE
A message from Al Beninati

GRACE IN THE NEWS
Catch up on the latest happenings within Grace Catalysts Technologies

GOT JET?
Maximize hydrocracker jet fuel production with ART catalysts

THE FASTEST ROUTETO HIGHER OCTANES
FCC gasoline octane can be increased in several ways. What is the most effective for you?

CATALYST BEST PRACTICES –LESSONS FROM RESID FCC UNITS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Serving the largest FCCs in the world with the right performance and logistics capabilities

ASK THE EXPERTS
Grace experts answer questions from the 2015 AFPM Q&A session

Catalagram 116 - Spring 2015

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Topics in this issue include :

AL BENINATI Q&A
Grace Catalysts Technologies President answers questions about how Grace is responding to market trends

DISTINCTION IN SAFETY
Grace Lake Charles catalyst manufacturing facility receives highest OSHA rating

GENERATING VALUE WITH FCC CATALYST INNOVATION AT PLACID REFINING
Refiner increases production with high-activity MIDAS® Gold FCC catalyst

ACHIEVING STATE-OF-THE-ART FCC CATALYST SOLUTIONS
The new ACHIEVE® series offers tailor-made formulations

LEADING THE WAY WITH FIXED BED RESID HYDROPROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
Helping refiners take advantage of heavier feeds

UNDERSTANDING THE POTENTIAL FOR FCC FEED TO GENERATE VALUABLE PRODUCTS
A look at how to estimate product yields to achieve the maximum potential in the FCCU

CATALYST ADVANCES TO ENABLE CLEARER POLYPROPYLENE
Lighter, faster, cleaner, and clearer with CONSISTA® catalysts

		Catalagram 115 - Fall 2014 Download Topics in this issue include : ADVANCES IN PROPYLENE MAXIMIZATION FROM THE FCC UNIT A new method to characterize ZSM-5 based materials is introduced ADDRESSING POLYPROPYLENE DEMAND Leading the way with UNIPOL® Polypropylene Process Technology AFPM Q&A RESPONSES Grace FCC and ART HPC experts address market trends and answer questions submitted to the 2014 AFPM Q&A and Technology Forum held in Denver, Colorado REDUCING SOx EMISSIONS AT BP CASTELLON USING FCC ADDITIVES FCC additives offer an attractive alternative to reduce SOx emissions IMPROVING SAFETY, RELIABILITY AND PROFITABILITY AT THE ORPIC SOHAR REFINERY Grace's catalyst management solutions stand up to the challenge at the Sohar RFCC unit

		Catalagram 114 - Spring 2014 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Processing Tight Oils in FCC: Issues, Opportunities and Flexible Catalytic Solutions Tight Oil Distillate in ULSD Production, What To Expect? Two Companies Joined to Develop a Catalytic Solution for Bottoms Upgrading to Diesel in the FCC Unit Meeting Tier 3 Gasoline Sulfur Regulations

		Catalagram 113 - Spring 2013 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Flexible Pilot Plant Technology for Evaluation of Unconventional Feedstocks and Processes Rive Molecular HighwayTM Catalyst Delivers Over $2.50/bbl Uplift at Alon's Big Spring, Texas Refinery Custom Catalyst Systems for Higher Yields of Diesel

		Catalagram 112 - Fall 2012 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Enhanced Bottoms Cracking and Process Flexibility with MIDAS® FCC Catalyst REMEDY® Catalyst Delivers Performance at Reduced Rare-Earth Levels Stabilize Catalyst Circulation with FLOWMOTION^®FCC Fluidization Additive Predict FCCU Performance with Laboratory Testing Answers to the 2012 AFPM Q&A Questions

		Catalagram 111 - Spring 2012 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Alternatives to Rare Earth - Commercial Evaluation of REpLaCeR® FCC Catalysts at Montana Refining Company Maximize Distillate Yield to Meet Growing Market Demand Improve Wet Gas Scrubber Economics with Super DESOX® Additives Improve Contaminant Metals Flushing with TITAN™ Maximize Yields of High Quality Diesel

		Catalagram 110 - Fall 2011 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Optimizing FCC Operations in a High Rare-Earth Cost World: Commercial Update on Grace Davison's Low and Zero Rare-Earth FCC Catalysts Commercial Demonstration of Resid Ultra Catalyst in a Resid Processing Application at S-Oil Corporation Two Great Organizations United by a Catalyst FCC Catalyst Age Distribution Optimization Leads to Improved Profitability 2011 NPRA Q&A Answers

		Catalagram 109 - Spring 2011 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Jointly Developed FCC Catalysts with Novel Mesoporous Zeolite Deliver Higher Yields and Economic Value to Refiners The Development of Rare-Earth Free FCC Catalysts A New Generation of Super DESOX® Additive ResidUltraTM: Low RE Catalyst Technology for Resid Processing Applications Worldwide FCC Equilibrium Catalyst Trends GDNOXTM 1 Additive - Grace Davison's Next Generation NOx Reduction Additive Improving FCC Economics with Light Olefins Additives Higher Profits from Higher Sulfur Grace Davison's EZTM Loader Additive Injection System Balancing the Need for Low Sulfur FCC Products and Increasing FCC LCO Yields by Applying Advanced Technology for Cat Feed Hydrotreating

		Catalagram 108 - Fall 2010 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Alcyon™: New Catalyst Design for Maximum Activity and Conversion Reducing Sulfur Oxide Emissions from the FCC Unit OlefinsUltra® HZ Technology Improves Propylene Yields The Role of the Rare Earth Elements in Fluid Catalytic Cracking Answers to the 2010 NPRA Q&A FCC Questions Low NOx FCC Promoter Optimization at CITGO Petroleum Corporation's Lake Charles Refinery

		Catalagram 107 - Spring 2010 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Grace's GENESIS® Catalyst Systems Provide Refiners the Flexibility to Capture Economic Opportunities Development of Next Generation Low NOx Combustion Promoters Based on New Mechanistic Insights Distillate Pool Maximization by Additional LCO Hydroprocessing Salt Deposition in FCC Gas Concentration Units

		Catalagram 106 - Fall 2009 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Coke Selectivity Fundamentals Trouble-Shooting FCC Standpipe Flow Problems IMPACT®: A Breakthrough Technology for Resid Processing Use Hydrogen in Coke Number to Determine Coke Make Accuracy Clean Fuels: An Opportunity for Profitability Using Gasoline Sulfur Reduction Technology

		Catalagram 105 - Spring 2009 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Recycle Strategies and MIDAS®-300 for Maximizing FCC Light Cycle Oil Distillate Pool Maximization by Exploiting the Use of Opportunity Feedstocks Such as LCO and Syncrude Characterization and Catalytic Cracking of Synthetic Crude Feedstocks Factors Influencing ULSD Product Color

		Catalagram 104 - Fall 2008 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: Maximizing FCC Light Cycle Oil Operating Strategies: Introducing MIDAS®-300 Catalyst for Increased Selectivity Maximizing ULSD Unit Performance when Processing LCO and Other Previously Processed Feeds Grace Issues New Shipping Guidlines for Hydrocarbon Samples Answers to Questions from the 2008 NPRA Q&A Session - FCC Section

		Catalagram 103 - Spring 2008 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: New Opportunities for Co-Processing Renewable Feeds in Refinery Processes GENESISTM Catalyst Commercial Update Effect of Hydrocarbon Partial Pressure on Propylene Production in the FCC Meet Clean Fuels Challenges with Advanced Refining Technologies Newest ULSD Catalysts – ART 420DX™ Successful Implementation of State-of-the-Art ULSD/Dewaxing Technology at Irving Oil, Saint John, NB

		Catalagram 102 - Fall 2007 Download Full Edition Individual Articles: The GENESISTM Catalyst System GSR Products Maintain Excellent Performance When Used with Olefins Additives Worldwide FCC Equilibrium Catalyst Trends: A Ten-Year Review The Effects of Treat Gas H2 Purity on ULSD Catalyst Performance Catalytic FCC Gasoline Sulfur Reduction: Mechanism of Sulfur Reduction

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