ExxonMobil Catalyst Technologies LLC
catalyst innovation. commercial experience.
long-term commitment.
ExxonMobil Catalyst
Technologies LLC:
a world of opportunity
ExxonMobil Catalyst Technologies LLC (EMCT), a
wholly owned affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation,
offers its customers a portfolio of high-performing
catalysts that are backed by leading technology
along with a commitment to maintaining strong
customer relationships. EMCT refines its catalyst
products through their use in commercial facilities
operated by ExxonMobil. The combination of
catalyst development and manufacturing by
EMCT together with information sharing from
ExxonMobil’s use brings a competitive advantage
to EMCT’s customers. Whether it’s for producing
paraxylene, lubricants, fuels or other products,
EMCT brings its own success to its customers.
Welcome to a world of opportunity!
Exxon Mobil Corporation
We are the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company
and rank among the largest producers of chemicals. We help
provide energy that is fundamental to improving the lives of billions
of people around the world. Access to energy underpins human
comfort, mobility, economic prosperity and social progress.
It touches nearly every aspect of modern life.
With a history of over 125 years, ExxonMobil operates in three core businesses:
Upstream
ExxonMobil has an Upstream asset base that is geographically and geologically diverse, with
exploration and production acreage in 36 countries, production sites in 23 countries and sales of
natural gas in 33 countries.
Downstream
As the largest global refiner, ExxonMobil has interests in 32 refineries in 17 countries, supplying fuels,
lubricants and other high-value products and feedstocks to our customers. ExxonMobil is a market
leader of high-technology and globally recognized synthetic lubricant brands, as well as a leading
supplier of asphalt and specialty products.
Chemical
ExxonMobil is a leader in the chemical industry, with interests in 46 wholly owned and joint-venture
manufacturing locations worldwide. ExxonMobil is the largest producer of polyolefins, including plastics
and polymers, and one of the largest producers of basic petrochemical building blocks, such as
aromatics and olefins.
With a globally integrated and balanced portfolio, our key strengths of disciplined investment,
development and application of high impact technologies and operational excellence with a strong
dedication to process safety renews ExxonMobil’s commitment to being the world’s premier petroleum
and petrochemical company.
Partnering with ExxonMobil opens the doorway to a vast array of first-rate opportunities.
EMCT offers a portfolio of catalyst products that are
founded in leading research, and backed by world-scale
operation and strong customer satisfaction.
EMCT logistics enables delivery of our products to many regions of the
world, including customers in remote locations.
select catalyst customers
Chemical (includes catalysts for use in the styrenics,
phenolics and polyfiber value chains)
Downstream (includes catalysts for use in the fuels,
lubes and synthetic fuels value chains)
ExxonMobil Catalyst
Technologies LLC:
a world of opportunity
ExxonMobil Catalyst Technologies LLC (EMCT), a
wholly owned affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation,
offers its customers a portfolio of high-performing
catalysts that are backed by leading technology
along with a commitment to maintaining strong
customer relationships. EMCT refines its catalyst
products through their use in commercial facilities
operated by ExxonMobil. The combination of
catalyst development and manufacturing by
EMCT together with information sharing from
ExxonMobil’s use brings a competitive advantage
to EMCT’s customers. Whether it’s for producing
paraxylene, lubricants, fuels or other products,
EMCT brings its own success to its customers.
Welcome to a world of opportunity!
ExxonMobil Catalyst
Technologies LLC:
shaping the future
As a catalyst manufacturer with
close relationships to its customers
and partners, EMCT has developed
fundamental insights that optimize
and improve a customer’s operation
through catalyst development.
worldwide experience. world-class catalysts.
EMCT is committed to its customers’ operational success, focusing on increasing the
commercial reliability of customer processes and plants. Used in over 150 commercial
facilities around the world, EMCT catalysts offer a number of potential advantages, such
as improved operational efficiency or expansion of production capacity.
EMCT’s vision is to:
•invent new and improve existing catalyst technologies to drive commercial value
•bring new catalysts to customers for use in commercial production facilities
•provide ongoing customer support and foster long-term customer success
•be a reliable supplier of catalysts
technology licensing partners
Our model is simple, EMCT provides the catalyst and our licensing partners provide the
license and process technology. This can include a range of services such as capital
project engineering, startup support, troubleshooting and process control.
•ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing (EMCTL) and its partners offer xylene
production technologies for use in aromatics production facilities.
•Badger Licensing LLC licenses technology in the styrenics and phenolics value
chains.
•ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) licenses technology
into downstream applications including the lubes, fuels and synthetic fuels value
chains.
Together, EMCT and its partners provide customized catalyst and technology solutions
to meet customers’ operation and capacity goals.
high-performing catalyst products
EMCT offers over 35 industrial catalyst products for xylene processing, aromatics
alkylation, fuels and lubes dewaxing, synthetic fuels synthesis and conventional fuels quality
improvement. Capitalizing on 40 years of industrial research, ExxonMobil has invented and
commercialized many catalysts for petrochemical processes. EMCT catalysts have a long
service life, allowing customers to avoid downtime for catalyst regeneration.
EMCT’s catalysts are used to produce a number of chemical and refining products:
•in the chemicals sector, for the production of xylenes, ethylbenzene and cumene
•in refining, for distillate and lubes dewaxing via cracking and selective
isomerization
•in fuels and synthetic fuels, for the conversion of methanol to gasoline
our portfolio
Value chain
Technology area
Process*
Catalyst product
Styrenics
Alkylation
EBMax
SM
EM-3300, EM-3700
Styrene
Phenolics
Alkylation
Cumene
EM-5100, EM-5510
Cumene
Xylene isomerization
XyMax , XyMax -2,
EMHAI , AMHAI
EM-4400, EM-4410,
EM-4500, EM-4600
Paraxylene
SM
SM
SM
SM
End product
Transalkylation
TransPlus NG
EM-1100
Paraxylene
Disproportionation
PxMax
EM-2300
Paraxylene
Olefin removal
Olgone
EM-1800
Paraxylene
Benzene reduction
BenzOut™
EM-8650
Fuels
Octane enhancing
OCTGAIN
EM-8000
Fuels
Diesel dewaxing
MIDW™
EM-6320
Diesel fuel
Hydroprocessing
RHC, LHDC
EM-7400
Base oil
Lubes
Lubes dewaxing
MLDW™
MSDW™
EM-7100
EM-7320
Base oil
Hydrofinishing
MAXSAT™
EM-7520
Base oil
Synthetic fuels
Methanol to gasoline
MTG
EM-9000
Gasoline
Polyesters & fiber
Fuels
SM
SM
SM
SM
* EMCT offers catalyst products for use in these processes, but does not license the process technology.
technology leadership in catalyst
ExxonMobil has a long history of innovation in catalyst development and an
excellent track record for converting its inventions into commercial reality. From
its early pioneering work on fluid catalyst cracking units and zeolite technology
through numerous advanced catalyst developments, ExxonMobil continues to
demonstrate its leadership in catalyst innovation and commercialization.
1967
Zeolite beta discovery
The second zeolite
catalyst in the ZSM
series of catalysts with a
3-dimensional structure
of 12-ring pores
1939
irst thermal
F
catalytic cracking
(TCC) catalyst
Synthetic silica-alumina
catalyst enables early
thermal catalytic
cracking process
1962
1953
eolite catalytic
Z
cracking
Selective cracking
of gas oils greatly
improves the octane
value of gasoline
owerforming
P
Catalytic reforming
would become a key
process to increase the
octane rating of naptha
1975
Alkylaromatics
synthesis
Nickel-containing
zeolite catalysts
enable production of
alkylaromatic compounds
1970
1960
1950
1940
1973
1942
irst fluidized catalytic
F
cracking (FCC) catalyst
Silica-alumina catalyst
evolves into industry
standard for gasoline
production in FCC units
1955
Hydrofinishing catalyst
Using a nickel/
molybdenem/alumina
catalyst, hydrotreating
would become a key
catalytic process for
the removal of sulfur
and improving quality of
distillates, lubes and waxes
(NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst)
1963
ZSM-5 discovery
ZSM-5 (Zeolite
Socony Mobil) is
an aluminosilicate
zeolite catalyst for
completing shapeselective chemistry with
minimal coking — a
revolutionary discovery
for many refining and
petrochemical
processes
Xylene isomerization
Advanced catalysts
for converting C8rich feedstocks to
orthoxylene and
paraxylene
discovery and commercialization
2007
Olgone
Advanced catalyst
that accomplishes the
selective removal of
olefins and diolefins from
aromatic streams
SM
1979
apor phase
V
ethylbenzene
ZSM-5 catalyst
enables the alkylation
of benzene to
ethylbenzene, and
allows the production
of styrene and styrene
derivatives
1990
Liquid phase
alkylation
Advanced catalysts
for ethylbenzene and
cumene production
serve over 50
applications
MCM-41 invention
An advanced
molecular sieve with
tunable mesopore
diameters
elective toluene
S
disproportionation
Catalysts allow high
paraxylene yields and
higher overall xylenes
yields without the need
for in-situ regeneration
2010
2000
1998
1990
1996
1986
Catalytic dewaxing
Advanced zeolite
catalysts for selective
dewaxing of diesel
fuel can improve
low-temperature
performance
1997
2011
1980
1977
1995
Methanol-to-gasoline
ZSM-5 catalyst material
can play a key role in
methanol-to-gasoline
processes, which allow
the use of natural gas
from remote areas to be
utilized to make liquid
fuels
MCM-22 invention
Discovery of the zeolite
MCM-22, with a 3-D
structure featuring 12ring surface pockets,
enables highly shapeselective chemistry
with minimal coking for
aromatic processes
Selective lube
dewaxing
Specially designed
zeolite catalysts
selectively crack
long-chain
paraffins and
reject aromatics in
lubricant materials
ransalkylation to
T
xylenes
Catalyst enables
upgrading of C9+
aromatics to xylenes
and benzene
BenzOut™
New catalyst offerings
allow selective removal
of olefins from gasoline
realizing the benefits
of innovation
continuous innovation and investment
EMCT
innovation
process
EMCT leverages ExxonMobil’s research and development efforts
to support a program of continuous improvement in catalyst
performance and process optimization. Innovation begins at
ExxonMobil’s Corporate Strategic Research Center, where new
catalyst active materials are discovered, developed and tested.
ExxonMobil was one of the first companies to pioneer the
use of high throughput experimentation to accelerate catalyst
development. The extensive experience built by ExxonMobil
researchers over many years has resulted in an efficient and an
effective innovation process.
field-tested, insight-driven
ExxonMobil occupies a unique position as both a developer
of catalyst technology and a commercial user. Catalyst
materials and products developed within ExxonMobil research
laboratories are field-tested at the company’s refining and
chemical production facilities. Insights gained inside ExxonMobil
plants regarding catalyst use and performance enable further
optimization of the products and processes. EMCT can then
bring these catalysts to their customers.
new products
EMCT catalyst, used in ExxonMobil’s PxMaxSM process for
selective toluene disproportion, is among the company’s new
product offerings. This industry-leading catalyst has been
deployed in more than 10 commercial facilities worldwide. In
addition, EMCT has developed a new catalyst for ExxonMobil’s
new TransPlusSM NG process for transalkylation of heavy
aromatic compounds.
ExxonMobil invests more than $1 billion annually into research
and development. Innovation begins at ExxonMobil’s Corporate
Strategic Research Center, where new catalysts are discovered
and their development accelerated with high-throughput testing.
successful customer relationships
EMCT highly values our relationships with customers. We and our technology
partners routinely meet with our customers throughout the catalyst lifecycle to identify
opportunities to improve operation and to discuss future expansions and catalyst supply
needs, including our newest catalyst products. Customers can benefit from the insights
that have been developed from our many years of global technical experiences, as
customized to meet their specific needs. In addition, EMCT and our technology partners
can provide combined technical and commercial solutions optimizing both the catalyst
selection and the process operation to assist in meeting a customer’s production and
efficiency goals, such as process modification, expansions and new production facilities.
worldwide logistics
For many years, EMCT has coordinated with its customers to reliably supply catalyst
all over the world. Using a responsive global supply chain, EMCT continues to achieve
operational excellence. Along with our technology partners, we can provide catalyst,
engineering and logistics support from the initial order through the life of the catalyst.
Contact us to see how EMCT
catalyst can improve your process.
Continuously innovating; commercially proven.
Contact us to see how EMCT’s catalysts and
experience can work for you.
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