Research and Development

Breakthrough technology development

• Novel technologies to effectively process acid & sour gas, i.e. membrane processes;
• Improved natural gas scrubbing technology to increase capital effectiveness and energy efficiency in CO2/H2S removal;
• New CO2 capture technologies for Carbon Capture and Storage.

Maturation and improvement of existing technologies

• Development of new generation of SCOT* off-gas treatment and catalytic incineration catalysts;
• Continuous improvements to Shell’s proprietary ADIP* and SULFINOL* technologies through the implementation of operational experience in new solvent developments;
• Deployment of early generation, commercial scale, flue gas CO2 capture technologies (CANSOLV*);
• Support to large scale Carbon Capture Storage demonstration projects;
• Continuous improvement of state of the art hydrocarbon dew pointing, dehydration and trace component removal technologies.

Supporting our existing business

• Support to operational challenges in gas processing (operations, de-bottlenecking, analytical support);
• Improvement of amine-solvent quality monitoring and maintenance;
• Selection of the optimal adsorbents for trace contaminant removal and for gas dehydration.

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