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    Ammonia | CO shift

    Efficient Carbon monoxide (CO) conversion plays an important role in the operating cost of the plant. Our process designs make the best possible use of our range of highly active catalysts for the shift reactors maximizing the conversion of the feedstock for an extended period of time.

    LK-801

    Topsoe’s first generation low temperature shift (LTS) catalyst based on Cu/Zn/Al.

    LK-813

    MTS catalyst used as a middle layer in medium temperature shift (MTS) reactors.

    LK-819

    MTS catalyst used in the bottom part of medium temperature shift (MTS) reactors.

    LK-821-2

    High activity low temperature shift (LTS) catalyst which is the most widely used LTS catalyst in ...

    LK-823

    Low temperature shift (LTS) catalyst promoted to suppress methanol by-product formation.

    LK-853 FENCE™

    Latest generation low temperature shift (LTS) catalyst which offers superior performance.

    LSK-2

    Guard catalyst used for protecting downstream MTS or LTS catalysts from chlorine poisoning.

    SK-501 Flex™

    High temperature shift catalyst The groundbreaking new formulation based on zinc and aluminum gives ...

    TK-20

    Shape-optimized guard material used for protecting shift catalysts from dust and other impurities.

    Adiabatic reactor bottom support grid

    Increase your profitability with Topsoe’s support grid to obtain a lower pressure drop in your ...

    SynCOR Ammonia™ - New process for grassroots plants

    By rewriting the book on ammonia plant capacities, SynCOR Ammonia™ enables greater economies of ...

    Two-step reformer based ammonia process

    Producing ammonia at the lowest cost per ton is always a challenge. With almost 80 years of ...

    Catalyst Loading

    Topsoe’s CatalysLoading service gives you valuable pre-loading and loading guidance that can help ...

    General Technical Service

    Topsoe’s General Technical Service employs the full weight of our knowledge and experience to ...

    Internal Visual Inspection

    A Topsoe Internal Visual Inspection is your first line of defense against faults in valves, piping, ...

    Plant Assessment / Optimization

    A Topsoe Plant Assessment/Optimization can identify and help you solve issues standing in the way ...

    Sampling & Analysis

    Our Sampling & Analysis service is your direct route to the detailed insight it takes to make ...

    Start-up & Reduction / Activation

    Our Start-up & Reduction/Activation service supports you before, during and after start-up to make ...

    Troubleshooting

    Our Troubleshooting service draws on the full range of Topsoe’s insight into catalysts, equipment ...

    Catalyst Loading & Reduction

    Effective catalyst loading and reduction is the first step to optimized performance and maximum ...

    Damage mechanisms: Causes and prevention

    Understanding how critical equipment is affected by aggressive components and operational failures ...

    General Plant Operation

    A Topsoe General Plant Operation training course will give you a head start, making you an “early ...

    General Plant Understanding

    A Topsoe General Plant Understanding training course will make sure you’re prepared to make the ...

    Operator Training Simulator

    Proprietary knowhow and simulation tool, gives operators accurate training throughout the life ...

    Plant Assessment / Optimization

    If you want to achieve best-in-class performance and the profitability that goes with it, a Topsoe ...

    Plant Start-up

    A Topsoe Plant Start-up training course will help you prepare and execute your start-ups more ...

    Sampling & Analysis

    Topsoe’s Sampling & Analysis training course will help you maximize the value of your sampling and ...

    Project development

    We facilitate all relevant contracts to meet both the debt and the equity financing requirements.

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    Applications within this area

    Purification

    Having a well-functioning purification of the feedstock to the ammonia plant will have a great impact on the performance of downstream processes and their catalysts and it will contribute to a high on-stream factor of the ...
    Reforming

    An efficient and reliable conversion of the feedstock has a huge impact on the economics of the plant. Our different reforming layouts can be tailor-made to meet the requirements of the client without compromising on reliability. ...
    CO shift

    Efficient Carbon monoxide (CO) conversion plays an important role in the operating cost of the plant. Our process designs make the best possible use of our range of highly active catalysts for the shift reactors maximizing the ...
    Methanation

    A well-functioning methanation section is vital for the optimal operation of the downstream synthesis section. Our process design makes the best possible use of our highly active and energy efficient methanation catalysts, ...
    Synthesis

    More than 65 years of experience with ammonia synthesis enables us to provide the best solutions for the ammonia industry. Our well-known radial flow converters ( S-200, S-300 or S-50 ) and our KM catalyst family will ensure an ...
    N2O abatement

    CO2 allowances. Cap & trade. GHG emissions permits. N2O abatement has many names, but it all boils down to being expensive for your business. The bottom line is that Topsoe’s solutions for N2O abatement will ...
    Co-production

    Give them what they want - for co-production within ammonia Topsoe’s integrated methanol and ammonia process (IMAP™) gives you the flexibility you need to get ahead and stay there.
    Carbon dioxide recovery

    Topsoe licenses CO2 recovery technologies from reputed suppliers and integrates them into our plant design in the most optimal way to ensure a reliable and cost-effective operation of the plant.