Petrochemicals
IFP investigates such petrochemical feedstocks as light olefins (C2-C4) and monoaromatics. Its work concerns the production, purification, and transformation of these feedstocks.
To meet the requirements of sustainable development, IFP's teams are diversifying their research. They use the skills acquired in biofuels and their byproducts, which are ex-biomass chemical intermediates of the first importance.
With its many processes under license, IFP holds a dominant position in the selective hydrogenation of olefinic cuts from steam cracking and catalytic cracking streams. Complementary processes serve to remove other impurities (arsenic, mercury) and transform light olefins into high-added-valued building-block petrochemicals.
Olefines
- Research themes:
- selective production of diolefins by selective hydrogenation,
- purification of olefinic cuts from steam cracking and related steam cracking feedstocks.
- Services:
- dissemination by Axens of processes, catalysts, and adsorbents under IFP license,
- research studies undertaken on a contract basis (on special feedstocks and/or according to specific objectives)
- various types of expertise and other services.
- Testing tools and resources:
- fixed-bed pilots,
- homogeneous-phase pilots (Grignards, etc.),
- Microcat® micropilots, disseminated by Vinci Technologies under IFP license,
- specific pilots,
- cold models adaptable to particular technologies.
Aromatics
- Research themes:
- production of aromatics,
- transformation or interconversion of aromatics for petrochemicals and downstream,
- selective separation of xylenes (p-xylene and o-xylene).
- Services:
- dissemination by Axens of a complete sequence of processes under IFP license, including the production, transformation, interconversion, and separation of aromatics,
- dissemination by Axens of processes, catalysts, and adsorbents under IFP license,
- research studies undertaken on a contract basis (on special feedstocks and/or according to specific objectives).
- Testing tools and resources:
- fixed-bed pilots,
- generic and specific pilots (catalytic processes and separation processes),
- Microcat® micropilots, disseminated by Vinci Technologies under IFP license,
- cold model adaptable to particular technologies.
