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Exelus, Inc (Livingston, NJ), in partnership with Zeolyst International and
Linde Process Plants, will undertake research to develop a technology to reduce petroleum
refining small percentage inefficiencies einefficiencies that equate to massive real
losses of potential fuel and unnecessarily emitted greenhouse gases because
of the scale of refining in the US. One such source of loss is the olefin content
of refinery off-gas (ROG) generated from fluid catalytic cracking. This project will
develop a technology based on a novel catalyst that will enable dilute olefins
from ROG to be converted to high-octane alkylate, resulting in recovery of up to 45
million barrels per year of gasoline and dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
from the petroleum refining sector.
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