UOP Advanced Isomerisation

Processes
A Cost Effective Solution to Meet
Modern Gasoline Requirements

Barcelona 2010

2010 UOP LLC. All rights reserved.

UOP: Who We Are

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35 manufacturing sites
and offices in 17 countries
More than 3,000 highly trained
employees
90 years of innovative solutions
for the hydrocarbon processing
industry
More than $1.8 billion in revenues
from over 110 countries

UOP 2887-2

UOP Ownership
UOP was founded in Chicago in
1914
UOP now a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Honeywell International Inc.

- Effective December 1, 2005

UOP retains its name and brand
identity
Integration process underway
- UOP retains LLC status and autonomy
(CEO, EMT, Board of Managers)

Global Coverage

19 Offices

16 Countries
11 Manufacturing Facilities
4 Engineering Centers

UOP Manufacturing Sites

UOP Offices

UOP Customers Around the World

UOP Serves the World

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UOP 4638-13

FSU Refining & Petrochemical Market

1. ESTONIA
2. LATVIA
3. LITHUANIA
1

ST.PETERSBURG
KIRISHI

UKHTA

YAROSLAVL
MOSCOW
N-NOVGOROD

MAZEIKIAI

NOVOPOLOTSK

RIAZAN

SURGUT
NIZHNEVARTOVSK

B E LARUS

MOZYR
DROGOBYCH
NADVORNAYA SHEBELINKA
KREMENCHUG
U K ODESSA
R A I N E LISICHANSK
KHERSON

SARATOV
SYZRAN

PERM

NIZHNEKAMSK

TOBOLSK

TIUMEN

SAMARA

OMSK

ASTRAKHAN

SEA

KOMSOMOLSK

4. GEORGIA
5. ARMENIA
6. AZERBAIJAN

KHABAROVSK

K A Z A K H S T A N
ARAL
SEA
CHIMKENT
BUKHARA

BAKU

TURKMENBASHI

FERGANA

6
SHURTAN

CHARDZHOU

ANGARSK

TENGIZCHEVROIL

BATUMI

ATYRAU

KRASNODAR
TUAPSE
GROZNYI

ORSK KARACHAGANAK
PAVLODAR

BLACK

S
TOMSK
ACHINSK

UFA

NOVOKUIBYSHEVSK ORENBURG
VOLGOGRAD

PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS
REFINING PLANTS
GAS PROCESSING PLANTS

7. TADJIKISTAN
8. KIRGIZSTAN

Top 10 Licensed Processes

Process

Description

1. Merox

Mercaptan oxidation

2. Platforming

SR Catalytic reforming

No of Units
in FSU

1650

12

753

18

3. CCR Platforming CCR Catalytic reforming

170

14

4. Unionfining

675

226

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5. Isomerization

Hydrotreating

C4, C5-C6 isomerization

6. FCC

Catalytic cracking

212

7. Unicracking

Hydrocracking

126

105

BTX extraction

106

PX extraction

55

8. HF Alkylation
9. Sulfolane
10. Parex

No. of Units
Worldwide

Gasoline production

 2009 FSU domestic

market nominal 125
kMTD
Over next 20 years
demand will grow by
1.9 kMTD each year
(+1.5%)
Some regions of the
world especially EU
have declining demand

Annual Gasoline Consumption (kMTD)

FSU Domestic Gasoline Consumption

170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
2000

2005

2010

2015

2020
Year

2025

2030

2035

Source: Purvin & Gurtz 2009

FSU will be a growing gasoline market over next 20 years

BUT it is changing!
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Changing Gasoline Specifications

Octane

Sulphur
Olefins

Benzene
&
Aromatics

RVP
UOP 3144-03a

Gasoline Blending
Isomerate

FCC Naphtha
Reformate

Oxygenates

Alkylate

Gasoline
UOP 3144-04

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Sulfur How Low?

What About
Fuel Oil?

Fuel Cells?
Hybrids?

Cetane?
Aromatics?
Distillation?

Grade
Segregation?

Off-Road
Diesel Specs?
Alternative
Diesel Fuels?
UOP 3300D-02

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FSU
Future Gasoline Specifications
Class 2

Class 3

Class 4

Class 5

Euro II

Euro III

Euro IV

Euro V

Dec 2010

Dec 2011

Dec 2014

500

150

50

10

Benzene, max vol%

Aromatics,
max vol%

42

35

35

Olefins, max vol%

18

18

18

92

95

95

95

83

85

85

85

Equivalent Euro Spec

Not to be used after

Sulfur content,
max ppm

Research octane
number, min
Motor octane
number, min
Source: IFQC 2009

How does light naphtha Isomerisation enable

FSU refiners to meet specifications?
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UOP Industry Leader in

C5/C6 Isomerisation Units
73 units licensed
since
2002licensed
73 units

since 2002

Units Commissioned
FSU
26%

14%
Americas
7%
Asia
Pacific

Europe
16%
Middle East
24%
7% 4%

India

Service
Unit
Recycle PenexTM
59
Once-through Penex
82
Penex Plus
6
Par-IsomTM
13
Zeolitic (OT+Recycle) 66

Africa

Total

UOP Share of demand over 80%

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226

Light Naphtha (C5/C6) Isomerisation

Objectives of C5/C6 Isomerisation
- Upgrade octane of light naphtha stream

- Saturate benzene
- Process benzene precursors

Naphtha

Isomerisation

Splitter

Light Naphtha

Isomerate

Gasoline Pool

Reforming

Reformate

Heavy Naphtha

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UOP Isomerisation Process Options

Research Octane Number
95

Most new units are hydrocarbon recycle with

DIH configuration
87-89

90

RONC

85
78-80

80
75

70
65
60
55

15

81-84

60-70

82-85

88-90

90-92

Flexible Feed Benzene Levels

> 30+

20

15
10-12

10

10-12

8-9
5-6.5

5
0

3-5

ParIsom

Penex
Penex
Once/ Molex
Through

Penex DIP/Penex PenexPlus

/ DIH
/ Super
DIH

Highest tolerance to Benzene

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UOP Isomerisation Units

in the FSU
#Number
Units

Unit Type
of Units
Penex
1
Penex/DIH Units
6
DIH/Penex Units
1
DIP/Penex/DIH Units
3
DIP/Penex/Super DIH Units
4
DIP/Par-Isom/Super DIH Units 2
Once-through Par-Isom Units
1
Butamer units
4
Total Units

Design & Construction

RONC
(DC) or Started Up (SU) RONC
SU
3 DC, 3 SU
88
DC
88
1 DC, 2 SU
89-90
DC
91
DC
91
SU
81
DC
-

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90 % of C5/C6 Isomerisation units

in FSU are Hydrocarbon recycle
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UOP Isomerisation Portfolio

C5+ RONC Improvement Over HS-10

Isomerisation Catalyst Activity Comparison

Chlorided Alumina
I-82TM

6.0
4.0

Equilibrium

2.0

Sulfated
Zirconia
PI-242TM

0.0
-2.0
-4.0

Zeolitic
HS-10TM

-6.0
-8.0
-10.0
100

120

140

160

180

200

220

240

260

280

300

Reactor Temperature, C

Three different UOP catalyst options can be

combined with different process configurations
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Low Platinum Isomerisation Catalysts

Principle: The platinum level of Isomerisation

catalysts can be adjusted to match severity
of the operation while maintaining high
performance
Features: New catalysts offer lower Pt levels for
typical and low severity operations
Benefit:
Substantial cost savings through
precious metal inventory reduction

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UOP T_5238E-26

New UOP C5/C6 Isomerisation Catalyst Portfolio

New UOP C5/C6 isomerisation portfolio based on
matching catalyst platinum levels to unit operating
severity

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Catalyst

Service

I-82
I-84
PI-242
PI-244

Penex
Penex
Par-Isom
Par-Isom

Pt Content
(wt%)
0.24
0.18
0.33
0.24

Operating
Severity
All Operations
Typical and Low
All Operations
Typical and Low

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Conclusions
Demand for high performance Isomerisation processes
will continue as gasoline regulations continue to
evolve
UOP provides a comprehensive range of Isomerisation
process options for refiners to meet modern gasoline
requirements
UOP Isomerisation catalysts allow refiners to maximize
profitability by optimizing precious metal inventory
with operating severity

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UOP T_5238E-32

UOP 4824G-49

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