DES PLAINES, Ill., March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) today announced that Wantong Petrochemical Group is producing
ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel using Honeywell UOP's new
high-activity HYT-6219 hydrotreating catalyst.
The catalyst, which is part of Honeywell UOP's Unity™
hydrotreating portfolio, enables Wantong Petrochemical to produce
cleaner burning ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel without a costly
modification of its existing hydrotreating unit in Donyging in
China's Shandong Province. Hydrotreating is a method
of removing sulfur from fuels in the refining process, using
proprietary catalysts.
"This Unity hydrotreating catalyst will help Wantong and many
other refiners meet new global standards for ultra-low sulfur
transportation fuels such as gasoline and diesel, without a costly
revamp of its equipment," said Ken
Stacherski, vice president and general manager of Honeywell
UOP's Catalysts, Adsorbents and Specialties business. "The
high-activity HYT-6219 catalyst
produces high-cetane diesel that meets the China V emissions
standard, with sulfur levels lower than Wantong has ever before
been able to achieve in its existing unit."
Today's announcement marks the first commercialization of a
Honeywell UOP hydrotreating catalyst in distillate hydrotreating
service since it exited an alliance with Albemarle last year, and
follows launches of other hydrotreating catalysts for naphtha,
hydrocracking pretreat and fluid catalytic cracking pretreat. The
HYT-6219 hydrotreating catalyst is capable of achieving more
stringent sulfur regulations of less than 10 parts per million
without requiring a costly revamp of the refinery's existing
hydrotreating unit.
Additionally, it allows refiners to take advantage of heavier
"opportunity" crudes – oil that is cheaper and more widely
available, but which is harder to process -- along with
cost-effective systems that meet tighter environmental regulations
on fuel quality.
Shandong Wantong Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd. was founded in
1998. The company's line of business includes producing gasoline,
kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, and
lubricants.
Honeywell UOP is recognized as the leading developer of advanced
catalysts for the refining industry. Its vast lineup of Unity
hydroprocessing catalysts deliver solutions for hydrotreating,
pretreat and hydrocracking.
Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com) is a leading international supplier
and licensor of process technology, catalysts, adsorbents,
equipment, and consulting services to the petroleum refining,
petrochemical, and gas processing industries. Honeywell UOP is part
of Honeywell's Performance Materials and Technologies strategic
business group, which also includes Honeywell Process Solutions
(www.honeywellprocess.com), a pioneer in automation control,
instrumentation and services for the oil and gas, refining,
petrochemical, chemical and other industries.
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