Lessons from FCC history: through Covid and post economic recovery

An updated and in-depth look at FCC catalyst history, spanning two decades, reveals trends pre-Covid, during Covid, and post the recent economic recov ...

Co-processing renewable and recyclable feedstocks in the FCC unit

As new regulations drive refiners to develop more sustainable processes to produce fuels and chemicals, they are exploring co-feeding renewable and recyclable ...

Impact of chlorides on fluid catalytic cracking

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is an important conversion process in many refineries. It produces transportation fuels, including gasoline and diesel precursors, ...

Boosting profitability in a maximum propylene FCC

Refiner and supplier collaborated to evaluate, prepare, and execute the revamp of an FCC and an LPG olefins additive trial.

Is there an alternative to conventional hydrotreating of FCC naphtha that will reduce octane loss?

Responses to a question in the Q1 2021 issues Q&A feature

How can we raise butenes (butylenes) production from our FCC unit?

Response to a question in the Q1 2021 issues Q&A Feature

FCC catalyst boosts bottoms upgrade

A combination of novel matrix technologies in a new FCC catalyst increased bottoms upgrading of residual feeds and improved profitability.