Hydrotreating | Diesel hydrotreating

Refiners are under pressure to produce more middle distillate products from heavy or renewable feedstocks. As an increasing number of countries move towards requirements for low and ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) with a high cetane number, the refining industry faces a double-edged challenge in terms of meeting the ever stringent specifications for diesel fuel, while simultaneously producing more diesel product from lower quality feedstocks.

Topsoe has been at the forefront of the hydroprocessing catalyst technology for many years, and today, we are the market leader within the field of catalysts, licensed technology, and reactor internals for the production of ULSD.

Our hydrotreating solutions offer you the opportunity to meet all legislative requirements when producing clean fuels, either from conventional crude oil, or from alternative feeds such as coal tar, shale oil, Fischer-Tropsch wax, or renewable material, regardless whether the goal is to produce ULSD, bunker fuel (marine diesel) or other.

Using our extensive knowledge of hydroprocessing, we are able to optimize operating conditions and catalyst loadings, thereby minimizing investment costs and utility consumption.

Our solutions within diesel hydrotreating can help you achieve:

ULSD production
- Topsoe’s diesel hydrodesulfurization technology, BRIM® and HyBRIM™ catalysts are used for production of ULSD, containing less than 10 wt ppm of sulfur. Feedstocks can include straight-run or cracked feedstocks such as light cycle oil (LCO), coker gas oil (CGO) and visbreaker gas oil (VBGO) or alternative feedstocks. Topsoe’s catalysts and unique process design capabilities allow cost-efficient revamps, converting low-pressure diesel hydrotreating units to ULSD production.
Cold-flow properties improvement
- Meeting cold flow properties is often a challenge, especially in colder climates where stricter winter specifications for ULSD are in place. Our high-performance hydrotreating and dewaxing catalysts and technologies are your best option for maximizing the value of feedstocks, while also meeting tough requirements for cold-flow properties.
Color removal
- During a typical reactor cycle, the operating temperature is increased to meet hydrodesulfurization (HDS) specifications, which has an adverse effect on aromatic saturation. Failure to saturate aromatics can result in discoloration of the product and a shorter catalyst cycle length. Topsoe offers the Polyshift™ licensed technology with catalysts that ensures full color control, allowing refiners to meet the most stringent specifications and ensuring a long cycle length.
Balanced hydrogen consumption
- Topsoe’s low-pressure hydrotreating units are market leaders in terms of minimizing hydrogen consumption. Topsoe’s unique catalyst portfolio allows for tailoring of optimal solutions, balancing hydrogen consumption, cycle length, and activity.
Cetane improvement
- The cetane index is often the limiting parameter when producing EURO V diesel from heavy and cracked feedstocks. Topsoe offers catalyst and technology solutions that ensure the diesel product specifications are met and the highest possible yield of on-spec product can be achieved.
Back-end shift
- Often refiners find that the end-boiling point of their hydrotreated diesel product is higher than allowable for the diesel pool. The back-end shift (BES) process is designed for end-point reduction and cold-flow improvement of heavy feeds at low to moderate pressures to produce ULSD.
Saturation of aromatics
- Aromatic saturation is essential when a higher cetane number, low aromatic content or high volume swell is desired. Topsoe has developed HyBRIM™ catalysts especially suitable for aromatic saturation in high-pressure units.
- Furthermore, Topsoe’s dedicated hydrodearomatization (HDA) technology and catalysts are especially suited for the treatment of heavy feedstocks and for large cetane lift. Several technologies are available, depending on the degree of aromatics saturation required. Topsoe’s HDS/HDA technology is suitable for deep HDA applications. Topsoe’s Polyshift™ is suitable when it is the color, and thereby the aromatic saturation at end-of-run (EOR), that is limiting the cycle length.

The processes in which Topsoe’s catalysts and technology are applied can be designed to maximize the cycle length and meet the required specifications, depending on the customer requirements; or the process can be designed to achieve a perfect balance between all performance parameters. Whatever the case, the overall goal is to optimize performance in accordance with the needs of the individual reﬁnery.

Catalysts

TK-553 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

NiMo catalyst for color removal TK-553 is a NiMo catalyst especially developed for color removal ...

TK-568 BRIM® | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Catalyst for ultra-low sulfur diesel and kerosane TK-568 BRIM® is a new generation BRIM® catalyst ...

TK-569 HyBRIM™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Stability and extremely high-activity TK-569 HyBRIM™ belongs to the new generation of extremely ...

TK-570 BRIM® | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Catalyst for ultra-low sulfur diesel applications TK-570 BRIM® is a new generation BRIM® catalyst ...

TK-578 BRIM® | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Catalyst for ultra-low sulfur diesel production TK-578 BRIM® is a new generation BRIM® catalyst ...

TK-609 HyBRIM™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

High-activity, first-stage NiMo catalyst TK-609 HyBRIM™ is a new generation, high-activity NiMo ...

TK-907 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A catalyst designed to make low-aromatic products TK-907 is an alumina-based noble metal catalyst, ...

TK-928 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A catalyst for dewaxing TK-928 is specifically designed for cold-flow improvement (dewaxing) of ...

TK-932 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A catalyst for dewaxing The TK-932 catalyst is specifically designed for cold-flow improvement ...

TK-943 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A hydrocracking catalyst for diesel TK-943 is part of Topsoe’s hydrocracking blue series of ...

TK-951 | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A hydrocracking catalyst for optimum diesel and naphtha yields TK-951 is part of Topsoe’s ...

TK-602 HyBRIM™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

An extremely high-active catalyst TK-602 HyBRIM™ belongs to the new generation of extremely ...

TK-611 HyBRIM™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A catalyst for maximum HDN of straight run and cracked fractions in the VGO range TK-611 HyBRIM™ is ...

TK-930 D-wax™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A dewaxing catalyst for improvement of cold flow properties TK-930 D-wax™ is an isomerization ...

TK-920 D-wax™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

A dewaxing catalyst for hydrotreated gas oil and renewable diesel TK-920 D-wax™ is specifically ...

TK-6001 HySwell™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

An ultra high-activity catalyst for maximum volume swell TK-6001 HySwell™ is our new ultra ...

TK-580 HyBRIM™

A CoMo catalyst for ultra-low sulfur diesel TK‑580 HyBRIM™ is the latest generation, high-activity ...

TK-594 HyBRIM™ | Catalysts | Products | Topsoe

Extremely high-active catalyst for improved product density and high volume swell TK-594 HyBRIMTM ...

Equipment

Catalyst support | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Robust Catalyst Support System for Optimized Reactor Performance Our Catalyst Support is designed ...

Inlet diffuser | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Customized Inlet Diffusers for Optimal Flow Distribution Our Inlet Diffusers are optimized and ...

Scale catcher | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Scale Catcher for Pressure Drop Control A common problem in hydroprocessing reactors, is pressure ...

Outlet collector | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Outlet Collector for Uniform Flow and Catalyst Protection Our Outlet Collector ensures even flow ...

Quench mixer | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Optimal Mixing with Minimal Pressure Drop Our Quench Mixer ensures efficient mixing of catalyst bed ...

Redistribution tray | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Redistribution Trays for Uniform Flow Our Redistribution Tray ensures uniform redistribution of the ...

Distributor tray | Equipment | Products | Topsoe

Vapor Lift Distributor Tray Our Vapor Lift Distributor Tray (VLT) ensures uniform distribution of ...

Process licensing

Catalytic dewaxing | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Significant cold flow improvement The cold flow properties of higher end-point feeds, tight oils, ...

Topsoe’s two-stage HDS/HDA technology | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Intelligent integration Refiners have to contend with increasingly stringent specifications for ...

Revamping hydroprocessing units | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

The Topsoe Approach There are many good business reasons for considering revamping a ...

Polyshift™ | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Improve color and extend cycle lengths Refiners increase reactor-operating temperatures during a ...

HydroTech™ hydrotreating | Process licensing | Products | Topsoe

Optimized to your operations Today, operational efficiency and the production of robust yields of ...

Applications within this area

FCC Gasoline Post-Treatment

Optimize all the all steps in your FCC gasoline post-treatment applications with Topsoe’s specifically developed series of HyOctane™ catalysts.

Kerosene Hydrotreating

Topsoe’s high-performance catalysts and proprietary equipment enable you to generate the highest possible yield and value from your straight-run and cracked kerosene feeds.

Naphtha Hydrotreating

High demands to get more value out of heavier feedstocks present new challenges for catalysts and technology. Topsoe offers related solutions for downstream petrochemicals processing.

Resid Hydrotreating

Ensure long cycle lengths and maximum protection of downstream catalysts with Topsoe's hydrodemetallization (HDM) and hydrodesulfurization (HDS) catalysts.

VGO Hydrotreating / FCC Pretreatment

One of the keys to optimize the refinery margin is to have optimal fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit performance – both in terms of throughput, but also in terms of product slate.

Co-processing in kerosene

Use co-processing in your kerosene hydrotreating for production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Our TK-930 catalyst maintains highest possible biogenic carbon in the jet fuel.

Co-processing for diesel hydrotreating

Produce renewable and fossil diesel through co-processing of renewable feedstock. The renewable feed can be introduced directly into your diesel hydrotreater with your fossil feed.

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