Iranian Knowledge-Based Firms Produce Valuable Catalyst for Petrochemical Industry
Carbon-based palladium catalyst is known as one of the most complex catalysts in the petrochemical industry. This catalyst was exclusively produced by a few European, Asian and US companies.
Amin Malekzadeh, the head of Shahid Tondgouyan Petrochemical Comple in Iran, underlined that the catalyst’s production was monopolized by a number of European, Asian and US companies, including Germany's BASF, Italy's Chimet, and Japan's Nechimcat, saying, “Iran has acquired the technical know-how and complex technology of this strategic catalyst, and with its indigenization, in addition to increasing the stability of production in the conditions of illegal sanctions of the West against Iran, it has also provided the basis for reducing the cost and the finished price of the production.”
He added that indigenization of the catalyst will save 2 to 2.5 million dollars for the country annually.
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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