Fuel production

Higher yields at lower costs. Key benefits

Increase gasoline volume and octane while reducing benzene. $ Lower operating cost
• Low temperature pressure liquid
phase process
• No hydrogen consumption
• Simple, fixed bed reactor

Volume swell
The BenzOUT ™ process is a BenzOUT technology avoids octane loss with by ExxonMobil and is available for licensing
• Deep conversion of reformate
commercially proven technology no hydrogen consumption associated with through TechnipFMC Badger Process
stream benzene
beneze saturation alternatives by alkylating Technology to provide a unique process
for benzene reduction in gasoline. • Gasoline volume swell
propylene to the aromatic rich stream. advantage to help refiners meet benzene
BenzOUT converts benzene, BenzOUT can be a grassroots unit or regulations, while at the same time achieving
High octane
typically in a light reformate retrofitted into an existing facility, such as a an attractive economic return on their
• Octane increase in the full
stream, to higher alkylaromatic polygas unit. The technology was developed investment.
reformate
blending components by reacting LPG
Light reformate Refinery grade propylene
a benzene rich stream with light
olefins, such as a refinery grade
propylene stream.
BenzOUT™
Reformate reaction
or benzene-rich
o + o stream

No consumption! Reformate Stabilizer

splitter
Heavy reformate Mogas
BenzOUT ™ technology process • Low temperature liquid phase process BenzOUT services include: About us
configuration • Octane increase : 2-3 numbers of (research • Initial consultations ExxonMobil helps refiners and petrochemical
• Fixed bed catalyst technology. The process octane number + motor octane number)/2 • Development of licensing proposal manufacturers increase capacity, lower costs,
uses a fixed bed liquid-phase reactor gain in a full reformate, depending on the • Basic engineering package, including basic improve margins, reduce emissions and
resulting in low utility requirements. feed composition design specification and operating guide operate safe, reliable and efficient facilities.
• Catalyst. The process utilizes an ExxonMobil • No hydrogen consumption: refineries could • Engineering support during FEED and EPC Along with a commitment to helping to
proprietary zeolite catalyst. feed all the C8 components (low blending stages implement best practices and to achieve
• Stabilization. Propane fed to the unit with octane values) to the reformer unit to • Technology transfer, training, catalyst better results, we provide cutting-edge
propylene is removed from the BenzOUT achieve increased hydrogen production and loading and start-up support proprietary catalysts and license advantaged
product in a product stabilizer. This can octane gain process technologies for refining, gas and
produce a propane product of HD-5 quality. • Gasoline volume swell: upgrading of light chemical needs.
The product from the BenzOUT technology olefins and benzene into high octane
is a light reformate with a reduced RVP alkylaromatic blendstock would also result in
a volume swell of the gasoline pool
BenzOUT technology advantages
and economical benefits
• Conversion of 95%+ of the benzene in a
reformate stream : highly selective and
stable catalyst enabling the process to run
at a very high benzene conversion to meet
EPA Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT)
regulations

The technology was developed by ExxonMobil

and is available for licensing through TechnipFMC
Badger Process Technology to provide a unique
process advantage to help refiners meet benzene
regulations, while at the same time achieving an
attractive economic return on their investment.

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