Clariant launches new propane dehydrogenation catalyst

Swiss chemical firm Clariant has launched Catofin 312, its latest propane dehydrogenation catalyst. The new catalyst delivers greater selectivity and up to 20% longer life. Thanks to its increased productivity, a typical 600 kilotonnes PDH facility could realise up to US$20 million in additional profits over the life of the catalyst, providing a compelling value proposition for customers seeking to maximise returns, claims the firm.

Together with Clariant’s digital service portal Clarity, customers can further improve catalyst-related plant performance with 24/7 access to their real-time catalyst performance data, advanced visualisation, analysis, and monitoring tools, it says. The service is offered across all Clariant catalyst applications, and has helped optimise plant performance parameters regarding efficiency, sustainability, and safety.

Catofin is a catalyst technology for producing olefins such as propylene, isobutylene, and butylene/butadiene. Due to its productivity and high reliability, Clariant says Catofin technology has been chosen for numerous PDH plants worldwide.

The Catofin process combines Clariant’s tailor-made catalysts and Heat Generating Material (HGM) with tech firm Lummus’s advanced process and is among the fastest growing technologies for producing propylene. Since 2017, Catofin has been selected for 40 new projects around the world.