Technologies & Construction Strategies for Clean Fuels Production in Africa Stéphane Fédou 1
Activities Axens in Brief 5 markets covered Refining Petrochemicals Gases Alternatives & Renewables Water over 2,500 over 60,000 industrial units under license tons of catalysts and adsorbents produced each year Process Licensing Catalysts & Adsorbents Consulting Services 10 Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures 7 Production Sites Axens was created in 2001 through the merger of Procatalyse with the Technology Licensing & Service Division of IFP Energies nouvelles. In 2017, Axens acquired successfully more than 88% of Heurtey Petrochem with the objective to merge the full company (Heurtey and Prosernat) with Axens. 2
Agenda Market Context Technological Solutions for Clean Fuels Production Modular Construction Strategy 3
Agenda Market Context Technological Solutions for Clean Fuels Production Modular Construction Strategy 4
African Refined Products Market Imported Diesel and Gasoline towards lower Sulfur specification Recently announced Plans for West Africa: Nigeria, Côte d Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin 50 ppm Sulfur max requested from July 2017 for imported fuels Local production to be aligned starting from 2020 5
Global Refined Products Market 2020: Sulfur Specifications Decrease in Bunker Fuels Source: IMO 2016 Decision: global switch in 2020 to 0.5 % Sulfur (from 3.5 % S currently) Demand for High Sulfur Fuel Oil will strongly decrease in 2020 Demand for MDO (Marine Diesel Oil) and MGO (Marine Gasoil) will increase 6
Agenda Market Context Technological Solutions for Clean Fuels Production Modular Construction Strategy 7
African Clean Fuels Needs Summarized Reduce Diesel Sulfur Content Diesel Hydrotreatment (DHT) Reduce Gasoline Benzene Content Pre- and Post-Treatment offered Decrease HSFO production and Cope with Bunker Fuels new specifications Complete Conversion Offer 8
African Clean Fuels Needs Summarized Reduce Diesel Sulfur Content Diesel Hydrotreatment (DHT) Reduce Gasoline Benzene Content Pre- and Post-Treatment offered Decrease HSFO production and Cope with Bunker Fuels new specifications Complete Conversion Offer 9
A Large Range of Feedstocks SR Diesel LCO Afri 4 / Euro V S, wt % 0.5 2.0 0.2-2.5 S as DBTs, wt % 15 30 30 70 Total Aro, wt % 20 30 65 90 Di-Aro+, wt % 5 15 40 70 Density, kg/l 0.830 0.880 0.900 0.980 < 0.880 / 0.845 Cetane Number 45-60 15-30 > 47 / 51 10
Diesel HDT Operating Conditions and Catalysts Catalyst type Target Unit Pressure Products CoMo Max HDS 20 to 50 bar Impulse HR 1246 HR 616 HR 626 NiMo Max HDA & HDS 50 to 100 bar Impulse HR 1218 HR 1248 HR 608 HR 648 Premium Performances Optimized Cycle Cost 11
African Clean Fuels Needs Summarized Reduce Diesel Sulfur Content Diesel Hydrotreatment (DHT) Reduce Gasoline Benzene Content Pre- and Post-Treatment offered Decrease HSFO production and Cope with Bunker Fuels new specifications Complete Conversion Offer 12
Reducing Benzene Content in Gasoline Worldwide Benzene Origin in Gasoline Pool Source: Axens Reformate is the largest Benzene contributor to Gasoline pool 13
Reducing Benzene Content in Gasoline Option 1: Upstream Removal of Benzene Precursors C 6 Benzene precursors removal by Pre-fractionation Max Octane scheme: Isomerization of Light Naphtha (C 5 /C 6 ) 14
Reducing Benzene Content in Gasoline Option 2: Downstream Benzene Saturation Benzene Saturation on Light Reformate stream Two Schemes available: Conventionel or Reactive Distillation 15
African Clean Fuels Needs Summarized Reduce Diesel Sulfur Content Diesel Hydrotreatment (DHT) Reduce Gasoline Benzene Content Pre- and Post-Treatment offered Decrease HSFO production and Cope with Bunker Fuels new specifications Complete Conversion Offer 16
From a Typical Hydroskimming Scheme Typical Simple Refinery Scheme Lights End CDU Naphtha NHT Reforming Gasoline GASOLINE POOL SR Diesel Diesel DIESEL POOL Fuel Oil HSFO 17
to an RFCC Scheme with Mini-HSFO Scheme producing LS Gasoline, Diesel HSFO divided by 10 Lights End CDU Naphtha NHT Reforming Gasoline GASOLINE POOL SR Diesel LCO DHDT Diesel DIESEL POOL RFCC GHDT Fuel Oil HSFO 18
or to an LSFO-oriented Scheme Scheme producing LS Gasoline, Diesel and LSFO Lights End CDU Naphtha NHT Reforming Gasoline GASOLINE POOL SR Diesel DHDT Diesel DIESEL POOL ARDS Fuel Oil LSFO 19
Low Sulfur Fuel Oil Production with Fixed Bed HDT or Ebullated Bed HDT Straight Run Fuel Oil at 0.5%S (wt) Fuel Oil at 0.5%S (wt) with Hyvahl ARDS or VRDS FO 0.5%S (wt) H-Oil RC FO 0.5%S (wt) H-Oil RC + SDA» A large crude selection is compatible with the production of bunker fuels 0.5%S (even 0.1%S) through AR/VR Desulfurization 20
Agenda Market Context Technological Solutions for Clean Fuels Production Modular Construction Strategy 21
Modular Construction Strategy What is Modularization? Completely prefabricated skidmounted units Module construction is performed in a workshop remotely from the final location & equipped with adapted capacities Modularization includes: Steel Structure Equipment Piping & Mechanical Activities Electrical & Instrumentation Transportation to final destination Main benefits: Shorter schedule Minimized on-site construction work Optimized plot area Transport ready 22
Case Study 1: Modular Unit in South America Design Delivery at site Assembly End User: Polinter (Venezuela) Start-up date: 2012 Technology: Axens AlphaButol Process for Butene-1 Production 16-skids Modular construction & assembly: by Prosernat 2 years from KOM to Modules Delivery (total 837 Tons) 23
Case Study 2: Raffinerie de Guinée 10,000 bpsd Project Owner: Brahms Oil Refineries EPC Contractor: SNC-Lavalin Managing Licensor: Axens Performance Guarantees from Crude Oil to Final Products 10,000 bpsd Modular Refinery in Kamsar, Guinea Maximize Afri 4 Clean Gasoline, Jet and Diesel Flexibility towards West African Crude Oils Feed Phase on-going Start-up target 2019 24
Conclusion Strong pressure (citizens, NGOs, Refiners, ) on African authorities to adopt cleaner transportation fuels Strong decrease in HSFO demand after 2020 A large number of options and technologies exist to cope with new specifications & HSFO lower demand Modular construction adapted for plot constraints, schedule-driven and/or small-capacity projects 25
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