Iran-Made Nanocatalyst Shows 40 Percent More Efficiency than Foreign Counterparts

In addition to economic benefits, the use of Iranian nanocatalysts has also had significant effects on the country's energy security. One of the most prominent instances of success in this area is the use of the RCD unit catalyst manufactured by ‘Eksir Novin Farayand Asia’ company in Shazand Arak refinery.

This catalyst replaced the foreign sample early last year and performed beyond expectations. Studies indicate that the Iranian catalyst was able to perform 40% better than the imported sample and, with a longer lifespan, significantly increase the efficiency of the refinery unit.

The results of this replacement were not limited to improving performance, but also brought significant savings; In the same project, the use of Iranian catalyst saved 110 million liters of gasoline, which is equivalent to a $75 million reduction in gasoline import costs, and this achievement is considered as one of the largest replacement projects of the year in the country's refining industry.

Iran Nanotechnology Innovation Council (INIC) announced that 20% of the country's nanotechnology market belongs to nanocatalyts.

“Nanocatalysts have a 20% share of Iran’s nanotechnology market,” the INIC reported.

“At present, 17 nanotechnology companies are active in the two fields of oil and gas and auto-making in Iran which have succeeded in winning one fifth of the country's nanotechnology market,” it added.

The report noted that 65% of nanotechnology companies operate in the oil and gas sector and 35% in the automobile sector, adding that the market volume of catalysts in the oil and gas sector is 65% and in the auto-making sector is 44%.

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