Iran Inaugurates Production Line of Precious Petrochemical Catalyst
The production line of acetylene hydrogenation catalyst was launched with the support of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund.
Acetylene hydrogenation catalyst is used to remove acetylene impurities from the ethylene product of olefin units, and ethylene itself is used in polymer industries to produce polyethylene.
Failure to remove these impurities will poison the catalyst and stop the polyethylene production process, which will result in lots of financial losses.
In a relevant development in September, experts at an Iranian nanotechnology company succeeded in producing different types of high-quality catalysts used in oil industry.
Nazanin Nasrollahi, a research and development (R&D) expert of Exir Novin Farayand Asia company, explained about the application of nanocatalysts in oil industry and the products of her company.
“Exir Novin Farayand Asia company produces all kinds of catalysts containing precious metals needed by the petrochemical and refinery industries,” she added.
“These materials include catalysts for refinery isomerization units to produce Euro 4 and Euro 5 gasoline, catalysts for naphtha reforming units, paraffin dehydrogenation catalysts, catalysts for isomerization of xylenes, conversion catalyst of C9-C10 for conversion to aromatic compounds (BTX), benzene alkylation catalyst, ethylene oxidation catalyst, hydrotreating catalysts NHT, GHT, KHT, RCD, hydrocracking catalysts and hydrogenation catalysts of olefins, diolefins and acetylene,” Nasrollahi said.
Also, in August, Iranian experts at Ardakan Industrial Ceramics (AIC) holding had also used nanotechnology to produce different types of catalysts and silicate-based ceramics.
Asqar Borhani, the managing director of the AIC holding, said that the AIC was founded 29 years ago with the aim of producing industrial alumina and silicate-based ceramics, various catalysts, alpha alumina powder and active alumina, etc., with an annual capacity of 150,000 tons.
“AIC is a parent company, which includes Pars Oxid Kasra aluminum company, Diba Seram Novin Kasra ceramic balls company and Zarrin Poudr Novin Kasra mineral engineering company,” he added.
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