Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Searching’s Second Cousin, Serendipity

Searching the Web for background information on the ExxonMobil SCANfining process, I ran across the following …

“Evolution Of Process Technology For FCC Naphtha Desulfurization: 1997 – 2003; An Example Of Technical Progress Induced By Environmental Regulation,” a report prepared by MathPro Inc। (http://www.mathproinc.com/) 2003.


I find it helpful for the insights it provides in the development of desulfurization technologies from the pilot stage to the commercial stage. In Table 1, for example, CDTech's CD Hydro, Exxon's SCANfining, IFP's Prime G and Mobil's OCTGAIN 125 are listed as "demonstrated" technologies, whereas CDTech's CD Hydro / CD HDS, Mobil's OCTGAIN 220, and UOP's ISAL are listed as "near-commercial" and Black & Veatch's IRVAD and Philips Petroleum's S Zorb G processes are listed as "developing."

Read the complete report at: www.mathproinc.com/pdf/2.1.3_FCCNaphDesulf.pdf)

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