Phosphorus removal

The industry's highest uptake

Frequently added to crude as a corrosion inhibitor and often found in renewable feedstocks, phosphorus can inhibit your hydrotreating catalysts by blocking access to the catalyst interior. In the case of renewables, fast-reacting phosphor lipids can also cause pressure drops. Whatever the source, even a few ppm of phosphorus in your feedstock can take a serious hit on your plant’s performance.

There is no easy way to guard against phosphorus, but decades of experience with grading and guard catalysts have given us deep insight into optimal catalyst shapes and porosity for this difficult task. Our proven hydrodemetallization (HDM) loading schemes will protect your reactor with the industry’s highest phosphorus uptake.

Catalysts for phosphorus removal

TK-49 catalyst

TK-49 is a high-nickel catalyst based on an alumina carrier for use in catalyst bed grading systems, where maximum arsenic pick-up is needed.

TK-41 catalyst

TK-41 has very high affinity for arsenic trapping in VGO and gas oil services. This catalyst is also able to trap Ni/V/Si.

Applications within this area

Chlorine guards

Absorb any inorganic chlorine your feedstocks might contain and remove the threats to your ammonia and hydrogen plant productivity.

Nickel and vanadium removal

Topsoe offers a very comprehensive portfolio of guard catalysts that effectively trap nickel and vanadium before they reach your high-activity main catalyst.

Silicon removal

Developing catalysts with superior silicon capacity, we can help you tailor your loading scheme to guard against silicon and maximize cycle lengths.

Sulfur guards

Remove hydrogen sulfide and other sulfurous compounds at temperatures below 150°C (300°F) with our very high capacity sulfur guards.

Arsenic removal

We offer a number of highly efficient arsenic-trap catalysts that catch and accumulate arsenic many times more effectively than conventional hydrotreating catalysts.

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