Lummus Technology maintains proprietary catalyst formulations tied to our licensed processes. Catalysts improve process economics by steering reactions to higher conversions and yields. We either supply catalysts to our customers, or they are supplied directly to the end-user through our catalysts manufacturing partners.
The role of catalysts in conversion processes is illustrated below:
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Lummus Technology, together with its technology/catalyst partners, has developed catalysts for a multitude of refining, petrochemical and polymer processes:
| Process |
Type |
| Butadiene Hydrogenation |
C4 Hydrogenation |
| CATOFIN® |
Paraffin dehydrogenation |
| Cumene |
Aromatic Alkylation |
| CDHDS® |
Hydrodesulfurization |
| CDHydro® |
Selective Hydrogenation |
| CDMtbe® |
Etherification |
| DPG™ |
Hydrogenation |
| Ethylbenzene |
Aromatic Alkylation |
| FCC |
Catalytic Cracking |
| Gasoline Alkylation |
Alkylation |
| Hydrocracking |
Hydrogenation |
| ISODEWAXING® |
Lubes |
| ISOMPLUS® |
Skeletal Isomerization of Olefins |
| LC-FINING™ |
Hydrogenation |
| Olefin Conversion |
Olefin Metathesis |
| Polypropylene |
Polymerization |
| Maleic Anhydride |
Oxidation |
| RDS |
Resid HDT |
| Styrene |
Dehydrogenation |