Researchers have unveiled a low cost metal catalyst that can tear apart plastic waste around ten times more efficiently than traditional platinum based systems, potentially slashing the cost of ...

Hydrocracking and catalyst development occupy a pivotal role in the upgrading of heavy oil, offering a pathway to convert low-value, high-impurity feedstocks into higher quality fuels and ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 21-- BP PLC has signed an agreement under which KBR will offer licensing and engineering services for a proprietary resid hydrocracking process. KBR said it will market BP’s Veba ...

RICHMOND, Calif., Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eni and Chevron Lummus Global LLC, (CLG) are pleased to announce the execution of a Joint Cooperation and Licensing Agreement for a complete suite of ...

New Zealand Refining Co. Ltd. (NZRC) said results from the first in a series of efficiency upgrades to the hydrocracking unit at its 107,000-b/d Marsden Point refinery indicate that the plant is on ...

Automobiles that never need oil changes? ...Severe-hydrocracked lubricating oils could make all this possible --- at about half the cost of synthetic oils. Makers of most European cars today suggest ...

The FINANCIAL — ExxonMobil will expand the hydrocracker unit at its Rotterdam refinery to upgrade heavier byproducts into cleaner, higher-value finished products, including EHCTM Group II base stocks ...

HOUSTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Chevron Corp expects the hydrocracking plant in the Isomax unit at its 260,000 barrel per day Los Angeles-area refinery in El Segundo, California, will return to service ...

The surge in demand for hydrocracking is also propelled by the need for versatile materials that withstand the rigorous conditions of modern refining processes. Hydrocrackers require durable ...