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Production of petrochemical intermediates
Optimizing the purity of intermediates
IFP is working to improve the yields of petrochemical processes and the purity of the resulting intermediates. Its research focuses mainly on:
- selective hydrogenation,
- the production and purification of olefins and aromatics, specifically BTX and linear alkyl-benzenes (LAB).
Developing new adsorbents
With regard to aromatics, IFP is focusing on the development of new adsorbents that maximize the purity of products derived from xylene separation.
A new, more efficient molecular sieve which was designed using cutting-edge techniques, notably molecular modelling, was validated in 2005. The sieve was commercialized by Axens in 2006.
Again in 2005, a new zeolithic catalyst was developed for the LAB production line. In this case, the objective was to cut production line costs and ensure better product biodegradability.
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