Reducing sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions is a growing challenge for the global refining industry, which is advancing towards more stringent environmental regulations. Besides, many refineries try to maximize the FCC profitability by processing more challenging, high sulfur content feeds, which makes the SOx emissions rise.
FCC units SOx-reduction additives are an economical tool for aiding refiners in managing their emissions and attaining their environmental compliance goals.
The SOxMASTER-2 additive of the Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A. and Albemarle has exclusive features, it being the only SOx reduction additive that catalyzes the SO2 oxidation without adding rare earths among its proprietary elements. The additive has high SO2 adsorption capacity and deactivates at a significantly lower rate than other available reduction additives commercially available, it having an extremely stable SOx reduction platform. The net result is that SOxMASTER-2 performs as a conventional additive in total combustion operations and has superior performance under partial combustion regimen.
