Catalyst handling, disposal become more important in environmental era
In today`s operating climate of increased attentiveness toward environmental and safety issues, catalyst management options have become an important consideration for refiners. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), for example, is in the process of reevaluating the designation of spent hydroprocessing catalysts as a nonhazardous waste. Industry sources say the outcome likely will reduce the options available to refiners for catalyst disposal and increase shipping and disposal costs. After a refining catalyst is manufactured, its so-called cradle-to-grave cycle entails a number of key steps, including: unit loading and unloading, transport, regeneration, reuse, reclamation, and disposal. These steps were discussed by a number of catalyst industry specialists at Oil and Gas Journal`s International Catalyst Conference Feb. 1--2 in Houston. A review of catalyst management procedures will provide a reference for some of the options available to refiners at each junction in a catalyst`s life cycle.
- OSTI ID:
- 207883
- Journal Information:
- Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 94; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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