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    Ammonia | 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. Our well-known side fired reforming furnaces, specialized secondary reformer burners and high active reforming catalysts all contribute to improving the operation of the plant.

    AR-401

    Prereduced prereforming catalyst suitable for feedstocks ranging from natural gas to naphtha.

    RA-67-7H

    Reforming catalyst promoted for low ammonia formation used for tubular reforming.

    RC-67 TITAN™

    Titania-promoted reforming catalyst used for tubular reforming.

    RC-67 TITAN™

    Titania-promoted reforming catalyst used for tubular reforming.

    RC-67 TITAN™

    Titania-promoted reforming catalyst used for tubular reforming.

    RK-500 TITAN™

    Titania-promoted reforming catalyst used for tubular reforming.

    RKA-02

    Top layer catalyst for oxygen-fired secondary and autothermal reforming.

    RKA-10

    Noble metal-promoted top layer catalyst for oxygen-fired secondary and autothermal reforming.

    RKC-2-7H

    Bulk catalyst for secondary and autothermal reforming.

    RKS-2

    Top layer catalyst for secondary and autothermal reforming.

    RKS-2-7H

    Bulk catalyst for secondary and autothermal reforming.

    Adiabatic reactor bottom support grid

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

    Air-fired secondary reformer

    The air-fired secondary reformer is essential in natural gas-based ammonia plants as it is the ...

    Bayonet reformer (SMR-b)

    Our bayonet reformer SMR-b combines the novel properties of convection and radiant heat transfer in ...

    Catalyst bed support structure

    Rampart™ catalyst bed support system The catalyst bed support in an autothermal or secondary ...

    Convection reformer HTCR

    Hydrogen demand on the rise Demand for hydrogen is on the rise – worldwide. Refinery operations ...

    FreeBurn™ for secondary reformers

    The patented FreeBurn™ is a new generation of secondary reformer burners and provide our customers ...

    Heat Exchange Reformer (HTER)

    The introduction of gas heated reforming for synthesis gas production will enable you to ...

    HTZR™ target tiles

    Topsoe’s SynCOR™ unit incorporates a floor of zirconium-based ceramic target tiles, HTZR™, as an ...

    Oxygen-fired secondary reformer

    In large-scale methanol plants, each added day of operation is worth as much as a million euros. ...

    Reactor refractory lining

    The SynCOR™ pressure shell is manufactured from low-alloy steel. It is protected against the ...

    SynCOR™ - Autothermal Reformer (ATR)

    Autothermal reforming at low steam-to-carbon ratio The majority of the world’s syngas-producing ...

    SynCOR™ CTS™ burner

    The CTS™ (Cool Tip Swirl) burner is a crucial piece of equipment, and its importance in reformer ...

    Tubular radiant wall steam reformer

    The radiant wall steam reformer consists of a number of catalyst tubes in a single line in one or ...

    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 ...

    Reformer Optimization

    Topsoe’s Reformer Optimization service is a proven means of ensuring optimal performance and ...

    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 ...

    Reformer Optimization

    A Topsoe Reformer Optimization training course teaches you how to perform a “health check” that ...

    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

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    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 ...
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