State-owned company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (ENAP) has started using Honeywell UOP’s hydrotreating catalyst at its Bío Bío refinery in Hualpen, Chile.
The deployment of the HYT-6219 Unity hydroprocessing solution, along with Unity hydrocracking catalysts, is aimed at producing cleaner-burning diesel fuel.
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While pretreating the petroleum feed used to make diesel fuel, the HYT-6219 catalyst removes sulfur, nitrogen and aromatics that would hinder the performance of hydrocracking catalysts later in the refining process.
As part of its production process, the refinery also uses Honeywell UOP’s HC-130 and HC-120 Unity hydrocracking catalysts.
Honeywell UOP refining catalysts product line senior business director Mike Cleveland said: “ENAP chose the Unity catalysts for hydrotreating and hydroprocessing based on their superior economics.
“The catalysts meet all of ENAP’s demanding performance requirements of less than five parts per million of sulfur and longer catalyst life.”
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By GlobalDataIn the refining process, hydrotreating involves using hydrogen and a catalyst to removing contaminants from petroleum and other products before they are transformed into transportation fuels.
The process is directed at producing cleaner-burning petrol and diesel in order to ensure compliance with global fuel regulations.
Based on the Euro V standard specifications, sulfur content in transportation fuels should be limited to less than ten parts per million.
ENAP is focused on the exploration and production of hydrocarbons through its subsidiary Enap Sipetrol.
In addition, the company is engaged in refining, transport, storage and commercialisation of petroleum products through Enap Refinerías.
