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Hydrotreating

Hydrotreating technology is one of the most commonly used refinery processes, designed to remove contaminants such as sulfur, nitrogen, condensed ring aromatics, or metals. The feedstocks used in the process range from naphtha to vacuum resid, and the products in most applications are used as environmentally acceptable clean fuels. Hydrotreating technology has a long history of commercial application since 1950s, with more than 500 licensed units placed in operation worldwide. In 1995, UOP joined forces with Unocal to create the Unionfining technology. The Unionfining process operates at elevated pressure and temperature and consumes hydrogen.

Recent regulatory requirements to produce ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) and gasoline, have created a very dynamic market as refiners must build new or revamp their existing assets to produce the ‘green’ fuels. To meet this challenge, UOP’s Clean Fuel Technology Center was created and staffed with experts from several engineering disciplines, working together with customers to address the refiner’s specific configurations and provide optimized and economically attractive solutions.

UOP offers its customers a Unionfining technology process license, a wide selection of catalysts, equipment for improved reactor operations, and a full range of engineering design and technical services.

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