Aramco, SINOPEC, and Fujian Petrochemical break ground on new refining and petrochemical project in China

Integrated refining and petrochemical project aims to maximize chemical output

20-Nov-2024 - Aramco, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), andFujian Petrochemical Company Limited (FPCL) have broken ground on a new integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Fujian Province, China. The facility is planned to have a 16 million tons-per-year oil refining unit (320,000 ...

BASF’s Process Catalysts research team receives 2023 Edison Patent Award for novel adsorbent

Awarded BASF U.S. patent covers a novel method for reducing impurities in petrochemicals

20-Nov-2023 - A team of BASF catalysis researchers were recognized by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, USA, with the 2023 Edison Patent Award. They received the award in the environmental category for their patent addressing adsorbents and methods of making and using adsorbents. The patented ...

INEOS takes a major step forward in Southern France

INEOS acquires TotalEnergies' petrochemical assets at Lavera

12-Jul-2023 - INEOS has signed a deal to acquire TotalEnergies’ 50% share of Naphtachimie (720 ktpa steam cracker), Appryl (300 ktpa polypropylene business), Gexaro (270 ktpa aromatics business) and 3TC (naphtha storage), which are all currently joint ventures between the two companies.A number of other ...

Aramco affiliate S-OIL to build one of the world's largest petrochemical crackers in South Korea

The $7 billion project aims to convert crude oil into petrochemical feedstock: Technology increases chemical yield and reduces operating costs

18-Nov-2022 - Aramco is making its biggest ever investment in South Korea to develop one of the world's largest refinery-integrated petrochemical steam crackers through its S-OIL affiliate, in line with the company's strategy to maximize the crude to chemicals value chain. The $7 billion Shaheen project aims ...

Researchers seek to re-use waste plastics to make valuable petrochemicals

“The produced ethylene and BTX aromatics from plastic upcycling can be used as feedstocks to re-make plastics”

20-Jan-2022 - Despite efforts to promote recycling and reuse of plastic materials, the plastic problem continues to be a global problem.West Virginia Universityengineers hope to debottleneck the remaining challenges for recycling of single-use plastic packaging by upcycling them into ...

Recycling CO2 to fuel a carbon-neutral future

The conversion of captured CO2 into fuels and other valuable hydrocarbons could enable a sustainable nonfossil-fuel-based economy

16-Nov-2021 - Multifunctional catalysts that transform captured carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuels and other valuable petrochemicals have been developed at KAUST and are set to enable a sustainable greener economy independent of conventional fossil fuels. The catalysts could help reverse the ever-increasing ...

Improved Catalyst May Translate to Petrochemical Production Gains

A New and Improved Zeolite Could Mean Greater Yield and Longer Lifecycles for Petrochemical Catalysts

29-Apr-2021 - Aromatics are major building blocks of polymers, or plastics, that turn up as everything from PET bottles for water to breathable, wrinkle-resistant polyester clothing. These petrochemicals comprise a specialized, value-added sector of the energy industry. The process for refining crude oil into ...

Siemens Energy partners with Linde Engineering to accelerate decarbonization efforts in the petrochemical sector

10-Nov-2020 - The downstream oil and gas industry is under intense pressure to improve efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, comply with strict environmental regulations, and demonstrate that it can be part of a sustainable future. At the same time, plant operators face the ever-present challenge ...

Artificial Intelligence has learned to estimate oil viscosity

Indirect measurements are a lucky alternative for a variety of sectors

09-Nov-2020 - A group of Skoltech scientists developed machine learning (ML) algorithms that can teach artificial intelligence (AI) to determine oil viscosity based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data. The new method can come in handy for the petroleum industry and other sectors, which have to rely on ...

Chemist created a niobium-silica catalyst to boost petrochemical reactions

Catalyst reduces the time of alkylation reactions from several hours to just 10 minutes

08-Oct-2020 - Alkylation reactions are used in the petrochemical industry to obtain high-octane number components for gasolines. A chemist from RUDN University found a way to speed this process up to 24 times. To do so, he developed a catalyst based on silica and niobium. The results of his work were published ...