Opportunities for Catalysts in the Refining and Petrochemical Industries

An Eight-Year Forecast

Publication Date	January 2009
Publisher	NanoMarkets
Product Type	Report
Pages	107
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	NAN00072

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Summary

The wild fluctuations in oil prices over the past year has set off a quest for both better fuels and improved efficiencies for manufacturing established fuels and chemicals. NanoMarkets believes that catalysts will play a key role in this quest as refining and petchem producers look for ways to reduce energy consumption, improve yield and process selectivity, as well as ways to produce alternative fuels. In light of this environment, NanoMarkets expects the market for such catalysts to grow rapidly over the next few years. In this new report, NanoMarkets will uncover the opportunities for catalysts in the petroleum refining and petchem industries, with a special focus on the latest materials and process technologies.

The report analyzes and quantifies the markets for catalysts used in both current and emerging refining and petchem production processes, as well as covers the markets for catalysts used in syngas conversion to alternative fuels and chemicals.

Content

Executive Summary
- E.1 Introduction
- E.2 Summary of Emerging Opportunities for Catalyst Producers
- E.2.1 Refinery Catalysts
- E.2.2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
- E.3 Summary of Eight-Year Forecast
- E.3.1 Forecasts for Refining Catalysts
- E.3.2 Forecasts for Fischer-Tropsch
- 1.1 Background to Report
  - 1.1.1 Growth in Established Markets
  - 1.1.2 Emerging Areas for Growth
  - 1.1.3 Uncertainties and Challenges
- 1.2 Goal and Scope of this Report
- 1.3 Methodology of this Report
- 1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Analysis of Refining Catalysts Markets
- 2.1 Current State of the Refining Catalysts Market
  - 2.1.1 Catalysts Playing Field
  - 2.1.2 Catalytic Refining Processes
  - 2.1.3 Catalyst Materials
  - 2.1.4 Catalyst Producers
- 2.2 Fluid Catalytic Cracking
  - 2.2.1 Propylene Production
  - 2.2.2 Diesel Production
  - 2.2.3 Other
  - 2.2.4 FCC Catalysts Products
- 2.4 Hydrocracking Catalysts
  - 2.4.1 Hydrocracking Products
- 2.5 Hydrotreating Catalysts
  - 2.5.1 Hydrotreating Catalysts Products
- 2.6 Other Refining Processes and Related Catalysts
  - 2.6.1 Reforming, Isomerization, and Alkylation
- 2.7 Key Points
Chapter Three: Catalysts for Alternative Fuels Markets
- 3.1 Gas-to-Liquids/Coal-to-Liquids/Biomass-to-Liquids
  - 3.1.1 Current State of the Industry
  - 3.1.2 Process Technologies
  - 3.1.3 Catalysts Materials
  - 3.1.4 Major Players
- 3.2 Gas-to-Liquids
  - 3.2.1 GTL Process Technologies
  - 3.2.2 GTL Catalyst Products
- 3.3 Coal-to-Liquids
  - 3.3.1 CTL Process Technologies
  - 3.3.2 CTL Catalysts Products
- 3.4 Biomass-to-Liquids
  - 3.4.1 BTL Process Technologies
- 3.5 Fischer-Tropsch
  - 3.5.1 Fischer-Tropsch Catalyst Design
  - 3.5.2 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts Products
- 3.6 Other Syngas Conversion Processes
  - 3.6.1 Syngas-to-DME
  - 3.6.2 Syngas-to-Olefins
  - 3.6.3 Syngas-to-Ethanol
- 3.7 Other Alternative Fuels Catalysts
  - 3.7.1 Catalysts to Produce Biofuels
  - 3.7.2 Catalysts to Produce Fuels from Glycerol
- 3.8 Key Points
Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecast of Energy Catalysts
- 4.1 Methodology
  - 4.1.1 Economic Assumptions
  - 4.1.2 How Much Confidence Should You Have in these Forecasts?
- 4.2 Forecasts for Refinery Catalysts
  - 4.2.1 FCC Catalysts
  - 4.2.2 Hydrocracking Catalysts
  - 4.2.3 Hydrotreating Catalysts
  - 4.2.4 Reforming Catalysts
- 4.3 Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts
  - 4.3.1 Gas-to-Liquids Catalysts
  - 4.3.2 Coal-to-Liquids Catalysts
  - 4.3.3 Biomass-to-Liquids
- Abbreviations and Acronyms Used in This Report
- About the Author
List of Exhibits
- Exhibit E-1 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (millions of $)
- Exhibit E-2 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
- Exhibit 2-1 Sulfur Content Mandates for Gasoline
- Exhibit 2-2 Generic Refining Process
- Exhibit 2-3 List of Catalysts Materials
- Exhibit 2-4 Side-by-Side Comparison of AFX and Competitive High-Propylene Catalyst
- Exhibit 2-5 Grace Davison's FCC Catalyst Technology
- Exhibit 2-6 Grace Davison FCC Catalysts
- Exhibit 2-7 Hydrocracking Catalysts Technology
- Exhibit 2-8 Hydrocracking Catalyst Selection Chart
- Exhibit 2-9 Albemarle's Hydrotreating Catalysts
- Exhibit 2-10 Axens Reforming Catalyst Products
- Exhibit 2-11 Criterion's Reforming Catalyst Products
- Exhibit 3-1 Worldwide Reserves
- Exhibit 3-2 Alternative Feedstock Products
- Exhibit 3-3 Syngas-to-Products Reactions
- Exhibit 3-4 GTL Catalysts Materials
- Exhibit 3-5 CTL Catalysts Materials
- Exhibit 3-6 BTL Catalysts Materials
- Exhibit 3-7 GTL Process Technologies
- Exhibit 3-8 Haldor Topse's GTL Catalyst Technologies
- Exhibit 3-9 BASF's GTL Catalyst Technologies
- Exhibit 3-10 CTL Process Technologies
- Exhibit 3-11 BTL Process Technologies
- Exhibit 3-12 Alternative Syngas Processes
- Exhibit 3-13 Virent's Bioforming Process Flow
- Exhibit 4-1 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (m.t.)
- Exhibit 4-2 Worldwide Market for Refinery Catalysts by Process (millions of $)
- Exhibit 4-3 Worldwide Market for Catalytic Cracking Catalysts
- Exhibit 4-4 Worldwide Market for Hydrocracking Catalysts
- Exhibit 4-5 Worldwide Market for Hydrotreating Catalysts
- Exhibit 4-6 Worldwide Market for Reforming Catalysts
- Exhibit 4-7 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (m.t.)
- Exhibit 4-8 Worldwide Market for Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
- Exhibit 4-9 Worldwide Market for GTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
- Exhibit 4-10 Worldwide GTL Capacity (bbl/cd)
- Exhibit 4-11 Worldwide Market for CTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)
- Exhibit 4-12 Worldwide CTL Capacity (bbl/cd)
- Exhibit 4-13 Worldwide Market for BTL Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts (millions of $)