Refinery Catalysts

Refinery Catalysts

Refinery Catalysts

At BASF, our Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst and additive offerings together with our expert technical services build the right solution to create value within any unit’s constraints.

We provide FCC innovations to maximize production of highly-valued petrochemicals and fuels for your unit’s unique needs. At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future.

Mark Schmalfeld
Global Marketing Manager, Refining Catalyst

Why BASF?

BASF is a pioneer in innovative catalysts for the petroleum refining industry. Whatever your refinery’s specific needs, BASF can provide a catalyst solution to meet them. Our FCC Catalysts provide the main catalytic cracking power in the unit and need to be optimized per feedstock and desired output. Providing tailored FCC solutions for various feedstocks as well as options for refineries that want feed flexibility, BASF catalysts coupled with our technical expertise provide sustainable solutions for all FCC units.

BASF develops innovative technologies as the basis for our FCC Refining Catalysts portfolio. Customer-focused research and development results in BASF’s creation of new technologies and drives our approach to continuous innovation, leading to new possibilities for the refining industry. Our FCC catalyst technologies offer avenues for operations and profit improvement.

Refinery Catalyst Profile Portal
Our Refinery Profile provides independent means for refineries to track the performance of their catalyst unit, providing a wealth of information such as real-time data, graphics capabilities, and more.

Products & Solutions

Browse our products to view technical details and learn how they benefit your process.

FCC Catalysts

BASF is a pioneer in innovative catalysts for the petroleum refining industry. Whatever your refinery’s specific needs, BASF can provide a catalyst solution to meet them.

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FCC Co-Processing

BASF enables refiners to further their sustainability progress with innovative solutions for FCC co-processing of alternative feedstocks.

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FCC Additives

Additives allow refiners to optimize product selectivities and cost-effectively reach regulations without a large catalyst overhaul.

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FCC Technologies

BASF develops innovative technologies as the basis for our FCC Refining Catalysts portfolio.

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Technical Services

Our experts and technical teams work to understand each individual refinery to provide tailored and timely assistance.

BASF values knowledge of its customer base to provide continuous support during and after FCC unit updates. Our communication with refineries ensures new technologies and products are constantly reviewed and updated for alignment with the changing needs of our customer base.

For questions or inquiries, please contact refining-catalysts@basf.com or Customer Care. For MSDS information, contact your Account Manager.

Refinery Map

Aside from reliable supply of catalyst and adsorbents, these comprehensive solutions include service, process optimization, and technical support that help to maximize your feedstock value, meet your sustainability and environmental goals, and enable production of high quality fuels and petrochemicals.

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Publications

Date

Results: 13

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2024-02-26

Refinery Catalysts set for growth (Chemical Week, 2024)

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2023-11-01

Transforming refineries' opportunities through FCC (PTQ, 2023)

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2021-12-01

Choosing an FCCU CO Promoter is no longer driven by NOx emissions (HP, 2021)

News

Trade News | August 12, 2024

BASF introduces Fourtiva™ Fluidized Catalytic Cracking catalyst to increase high octane gasoline blending feedstock

BASF announced today the commercial launch of Fourtiva™, a new Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst for gasoil to mild resid feedstock. Fourtiva incorporates BASF’s newest Advanced Innovative Matrix (AIM) and the Multiple Frameworks Topology (MFT) technologies to achieve an optimized catalyst design to maximize butylene yields and selectivity over propylene while improving naphtha octane, LPG olefinicity and minimizing coke and dry gas. 
 

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