{"id":6676,"date":"2024-08-14T11:01:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T09:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hte-company.com\/raffinerie\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T13:32:18","slug":"refining","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hte-company.com\/en\/expertise\/refining\/","title":{"rendered":"Refining"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The energy and refining industry is facing a number of great challenges because of the gradual conversion of its raw material base from fossil to renewable feedstocks<\/strong>. The quality of available raw materials is fluctuating and their processing is becoming more complex, while environmental regulations are also becoming stricter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to meet the requirements, various renewable raw materials such as vegetable oils, animal fats, used cooking oil, or pyrolysis oils must be converted. However, converting these renewable raw materials requires existing refinery processes to be optimized<\/strong> further. Refineries, catalyst providers, EPC companies, and technology licensors have to prepare for these challenges and find suitable answers in order to meet their sustainability and profitability goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Efficient research through catalyst testing  <\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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For the development of suitable solutions, the refinery industry is working on improving either the catalysts or the processes<\/strong>. Catalyst providers perform a large number of experiments to evaluate the influence of various feedstocks on the yields and the intrinsic properties of the targeted products. Refineries, catalyst manufacturers, and technology licensors qualify new processes, carry out feasibility studies, and develop new technologies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At hte, we support our customers in the refinery industry with high-quality data for their research with our comprehensive lab-scale R&D workflows<\/a><\/strong>. Thanks to our speed and efficiency in data generation by means of independent high throughput catalyst testing, we can shorten the time to market for new innovations or support customers in a data-driven selection of the most suitable commercial catalyst for their next change out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We deliver fast and reliable results<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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hte offers flexible laboratory systems that can be adapted to the research issue at hand. They also deliver high-quality data in a short time thanks to a high degree of parallelization, digitalization, and automation. R&D teams can then make informed decisions on this basis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We offer flexible laboratory systems<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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hte’s technology platform covers a very broad process parameter space. Not only can our systems perform testing under high temperatures and pressures, they can also evaluate different feed compositions and qualities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We test a wide range of feedstocks and catalysts<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Using our technology and the broad application knowledge of our experts, we can test all types of feeds from refineries and find the best catalyst through independent testing of commercial hydroprocessing and FCC catalysts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We selected hte for its unique technology specifically suited to processing heavy feeds such as atmospheric residue, and for its versatility in addressing a wide range of applications (diesel hydrotreatment, vacuum gas oil (VGO) hydrocracking, lubes, and many more). We are very satisfied with the data quality obtained, which matches our pilot plant data.<\/p>\nDr. Kim Taejin, Head of Platfrom Tech. R&D Center at SK Innovation<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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We selected hte as a partner for our qualification project because of its reputation in independent catalyst testing and its ability to provide experimental services across the major reining processes.<\/p>\nBelma Demirel, Senior Engineer at bp<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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