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1 W. R. Grace & Co.TRC & Grace: Providing value through a successful cooperation

Focused.

Innovative.

Performance

Driven.

Dr. Gnana Pragasam | TRC

Mr. Silviu Serban | Grace

Dr. Christoph Fougret | Grace

Abu Dhabi International Downstream

September 18th -19th 2017

TAKREER Research

Centre & Grace:Providing value through a

successful cooperation


The Only Constant in Refining Is Change

▪ Shift in demand and production

from mature markets to rapidly

growing markets

▪ New crudes and alternative

feedstocks

▪ Changing product demands and

what refiners can manufacture

▪ Complex regulatory environments

▪ Margin pressures


Modern Refiner Challenges

The most profitable refiners are the ones that leverage their

flexibility to capture market opportunities

CrudePrice, quality and

availability

ProductsCrack spreads and supply-

demand balance

LegislationEnvironmental emissions

and product properties

Operating ConstraintsUnit and downstream

Challenges

▪ Shifting crude slates

▪ Unconventional or

opportunistic crudes

▪ New trade flows

▪ Shifting economics

▪ Fuels vs. petrochemical

feedstocks

▪ Environmental compliance

▪ Fuels quality/specifications

▪ Emissions


Collaboration Helps Overcome Challenges Quickly

Access to Resources

Market Intelligence

Risk Minimization

Value

of

Partnerships

New

Markets

New

Processes

New

Products

Speed

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Six Core Strengths of a Great Catalyst Partner

Materials Science Leadership

1. History of innovation and industry leading technology, matched with

corporate commitment to invest for the future

2. Extensive and knowledgeable R&D teams with strong analytical

capabilities

Global Manufacturing Capabilities

3. Manufacturing expertise and flexible production

4. Global presence with broad product portfolio

Customer Focus

5. Long-term relationships built on trust

6. Deep industry knowledge, application and problem-solving expertise


In The Beginning

The Development of Fluid Catalytic Cracking

▪ The FCC process was developed to meet the need

for high octane aviation fuel

▪ Catalytic Research Associates (CRA) formed to

develop a powdered catalytic cracking process

▪ World’s first FCC unit (PCLA #1)

▪ Started operation May 1942 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

▪ Built by M.W. Kellogg

▪ Owned and operated by Standard Oil of New Jersey

▪ Catalyst (synthetic silica-alumina) supplied from

Davison Chemicals, now W. R. Grace & Co.

Collaboration between refiners, engineering companies and

catalyst companies lead up to new technologies


FCC Technology Development

Outstanding Discoveries

▪ The discovery of Y-zeolite in 1962 revolutionized FCC

catalysts. The zeolite, developed by Mobil, was

commercialized by Grace

▪ Grace working in conjunction with Mobil developed the

first ZSM-5 additive for use in fluid cat crackers in

1986

New catalysts and collaborations contributed

to FCC’s success

Environmental Challenges

▪ Particulate emissions under scrutiny with success of FCC

process in the 1940’s

▪ Solution = hardware + catalyst (Two Stage Cyclones and Trickle Valves,

Microspheroidal (MS) Catalyst)

▪ Environmental awareness of the 1960’s and 1970’s

▪ CO & SOx reduction


Low Sulfur Fuels

Ultralow Sulfur Diesel

▪ Grace and ExxonMobil initiated a joint development program in 1998, which resulted

in the GSR® 5 and SuRCA® technologies for FCC gasoline sulfur reduction.

▪ 7 patent families, jointly owned.

▪ GSR® 5 and SuRCA® used by more than 35 refineries worldwide.

Innovation through collaboration to satisfy regulations and

meet demand

Low Sulfur Gasoline

▪ Chevron and Grace joined together in 2001 to form Advanced Refining

Technologies (ART).

▪ Technology expertise, world-class research and development, global

manufacturing and technical support footprint, and a complete portfolio

of hydroprocessing catalysts designed to meet the challenges of today's

refiners.


Middle Distillates Maximization

DieseliseR™

In 2006 Grace and Repsol started a joint collaboration project to develop

a new generation of catalysts for middle distillates maximization

in hydrotreated feedstock scenarios.

▪ A total of 19 catalysts were evaluated in the first round to select the best zeolite, matrix

and post-treatments.

▪ The catalyst that showed the best performance in both a high and low metals scenario,

the DieseliseR-Sol 16 catalyst, was manufactured by Grace on an industrial scale and

successfully used in Puertollano’s refinery

▪ More applications have benefit from DieseliseR catalyst performance since then.

„Catalysts for maximising middle distillates“ - PTQ Q1 2012

Collaboration in catalyst development and application, from

laboratory scale to commercial operation, enabled refineries

to achieve production objectives


Grace Provides Partnership, Not Just Products

Working Closely with Customers to Improve Their

Products and Processes

TRC & Grace: a profitable synergy for TAKREER

▪ Our customers inspire our innovation. We

tailor our products to meet unique customer

performance needs.

▪ We gain deep understanding of our

customers’ manufacturing processes and

formulations.

▪ Close collaboration with our customers

enables quick adjustments to changing

market demands.

▪ We are constantly researching and

developing new products in anticipation of

future market needs.

▪ We invest in R&D and regional support teams

to address local customer requirements.


Sharing Best Practices

TRC and Grace Cooperation

Advances in fluid cracking catalyst technology are dependent upon the

ability to accurately determine catalyst performance in the laboratory and to

relate it to commercial performance.

FCC Catalyst Characterization Methods:

▪ Calcination

▪ Deactivation of FCC catalyst and of FCC additives

▪ Impregnation Methodologies & Steaming procedures

▪ Evaluation

▪ Fixed bed / fixed fluidized bed / pilot riser

▪ Analyses of the testing products


Sharing Best Practices

Comparison of Methods

▪ Round robin measurements

▪ Deactivation comparison

▪ ACE methods comparison

▪ Attrition methods comparison

▪ Ecat analysisIncl. physical & chemical analyses plus catalytic testing

Support on Method Development

• XRF Collaboration / Calibration assistance


Committed to Success


TRC

History timeline

2004

Takreer and IKC start TRC study

2010

First Pilot plant commissioned

2013

8 new pilot plant including FCC Ace unit commissioned

2012

TRC officially inaugurated

2015+TRC entered full operation mode2006

MOA signed between Takreer and JCCP

2008

ADNOC CPD awarded TRC building project

2005

TRC project approved by Takreer

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TRC

TRC vision and mission

THE MISSION

THE VISION


TRC R & D goal and objectives

Deliver high level, reliable and

repeatable results allowing direct

positive impacts on everyday

Takreer’s operations .

Develop pilot-ready technologies (TRL

4-6) and evaluate new technologies

within ADNOC’s Group R&D

Manage efficiently R&D Portfolio,

geared towards technology transfer

and deployment

O B J E C T I V E S

DEVELOP AND DEPLOY NEW TECHNOLOGIES

through a balanced portfolio of R&D projects

enabling highest recovery from oil and gas fields,

and efficient exploration

BUILD AN EMIRATI-STRONG WORKFORCE

Post-graduates engineers and researchers to

carry forward the development and deployment

of innovative technologies

To be a Technology Advisor for Takreer

refineries by supporting Takreer core refining

activities

CORE REFINING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT

G O A L S

1. Catalyst Management support

2. Process Optimization support

3. Integrity & Reliability improvement

support

CORE REFINING TECHNOLOGY

SUPPORTDEVELOP AND DEPLOY NEW TECHNOLOGIES

1. Supporting Takreer’s sustainable oil refining

ambitions

2. Focusing on nurturing the right mix of local

talents

3. Allow for a balanced IP portfolio showcasing

Takreer’s ability to develop and deploy new

technologies

BUILD AN EMIRATI-STRONG

WORKFORCE

1. Scholarship program

2. Dedicated work related training

3. International scientific Promotion


TRC

TRC-Grace

▪ TRC-Grace partnership for the RFCC catalyst development

The long term partnership involves close collaboration between TRC and Grace, to provide

successful outcomes in areas of joint interest

▪ Joint collaboration work for new product development

Grace, the FCC catalyst supplier of TAKREER FCC unit, continually make innovations in catalyst

technology, to allow FCC units to better adapt to the changing production scenarios.

▪ Ecat lab alignment

Regular cross evaluation of samples between TRC and Grace as continual check on accuracy and

precisions for critical analysis

▪ Process optimisation

Quick feedback increases the usefulness of the data to refinery, providing valuable support in

monitoring the condition of the circulating catalyst inventory, and the status of FCC unit operations.


Poll Question

What is for you the most important element to

establish a collaboration project between

Refinery R&D and FCC Catalyst supplier?>

a. Catalysts are a key part of the solution

b. Collaboration is needed to develop synergies

c. Catalyst partners are solution providers

d. There is a high Value in collaboration


Conclusions

Speed to market and

Rapid development

Manufacturing

expertise and capacity

Technical support,

experience and tools

Collaboration and

partnership

Catalyst

Optimization

and Innovation

▪ Zeolite Stability &

Modifications

▪ Matrix Technology

Advances

▪ Improved Metals

Tolerance

▪ Gasoline Sulfur

Reduction

THE VALUE WE BRING:

TRC

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