Catalysts
Shell Catalysts & Technologies’ market-leading catalyst portfolio provides innovative refinery, petrochemical and environmental solutions. Refiners can operate assets longer and at lower temperatures.
Refining Catalysts
We create these catalysts for critical processes that use hydrogen to upgrade and add value to refinery streams and final products.
Petrochemical Catalysts
Petrochemical catalysts help operators meet challenges through state-of-the-art catalytic innovations and technology solutions.
Environmental Catalysts
The oxidation of volatile organic compounds drive these catalysts to remove trace contaminants from CO2 streams.
What is a catalyst
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Title: {What is a catalyst?}
Duration: {2:27} minutes
Description:
{This video explains how these tiny pellets can help create cleaner energy and products from a wide range of feedstocks and aid refiners in reducing energy intensity and achieving net zero emission goals.}
What is a catalyst?
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Ever-increasing global energy demands and environmental concerns have forced us to seek a transition to cleaner, sustainable, and more efficient energy alternatives.
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But who would've thought that one of the most effective solutions for energy efficiency would present itself in something so small?
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This is a catalyst. What appears to be a simple inert pellet is in actuality so much more. With innovations to its composition, size, shape, and presented in numbers, these little guys enable the production of more and cleaner energy from a wide range of available feed stocks.
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More, Cleaner Energy
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When used in fuel production, they can reduce pollutant precursors, such as sulfur; improving fuel quality for reduced emissions. They can be nano-engineered to react at a molecular level; enabling refiners to meet stringent emission mandates.
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Biofuels, waste to fuels, and sustainable aviation fuels, as well as plastics, medical equipment, and shoes are all made through catalytic processes.
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At Shell Catalysts & Technologies, we are developing state-of-the-art catalysts that react with less heat, electricity, or steam in order to help refinery operators reduce energy intensity and achieve net-zero emission goals.
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Our innovative research is making plastic circularity possible where new plastic products are created from recycled feed stocks.
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And we are solving catalyst reclamation and recycling to preserve precious metals for reuse in batteries and steel.
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At Shell Catalysts & Technologies, we know that great things come from the smallest beginnings.
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Catalysts have and will continue to play a vital role in the energy and petrochemical industries for decades. Join us in making every molecule matter and in leading the way to a cleaner energy future.
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Realise More Value From Your Refining and Petrochemical Operations
As owners and operators, Shell Catalysts & Technologies works with refineries and petrochemical plants in virtually every part of the world to help each customer realise greater value from their assets. To accomplish this goal, we offer collaborative and innovative end-to-end catalytic services and support.
Our portfolio includes hydroprocessing catalysts for a wide variety of applications throughout the refinery, from ultra-low-sulphur diesel (ULSD) production to tail-gas treatment. We are heavily involved with hydrocracking, where we provide both feed pretreatment and cracking catalysts. We lead the industry in the use of residue-upgrading catalysts in both fixed and ebullated-bed reactors. Additionally, we offer a variety of catalytic solutions for hydrogenation, oxidation, renewable fuels, and environmental catalysts and systems.
