#Catalyst Technology

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Refinery Catalyst Market: Driving Efficiency, Sustainability, and Growth in Energy and Industry

In the rapidly evolving energy landscape, refinery catalysts are critical to refining crude oil into high-quality products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Beyond efficiency, they help refineries meet stricter environmental standards and reduce operational costs. As global energy demands rise and regulations tighten, the refinery catalyst market continues to innovate, creating opportunities for sectors such as oil & gas, automotive, and environmental industries.

Market Overview

The refinery catalyst market is experiencing steady growth, fueled by a heightened focus on sustainability, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. The global refinery catalyst market is valued at USD 5.6 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 6.8 billion by 2029, growing at 4.0% cagr from 2024 to 2029. The key categories of catalysts include:

FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) Catalysts: Widely used to break heavy hydrocarbons into lighter, more valuable products like gasoline and propylene.

Hydrotreating Catalysts: Remove impurities such as sulfur and nitrogen, ensuring fuel meets ultra-low sulfur standards.

Hydrocracking Catalysts: Convert heavy hydrocarbons into cleaner fuels, such as kerosene and diesel.

Catalytic Reforming Catalysts: Increase the octane rating of fuels, meeting the performance needs of modern engines.

Key Drivers of Growth

1. Increasing Energy Demand

As developing economies grow, their energy consumption surges, creating a higher demand for refined products. Refinery catalysts enable refiners to maximize output and quality, making them essential tools in addressing this demand.

2. Stricter Environmental Standards

Governments worldwide are implementing more rigorous emission standards, such as Euro 6 and IMO 2020 low-sulfur marine fuel regulations. Advanced hydrotreating and hydrocracking catalysts help refineries produce cleaner fuels to comply with these mandates, particularly for automotive and shipping industries.

3. Petrochemical Industry Growth

Beyond fuel, catalysts are integral to producing petrochemicals like ethylene and propylene, which are foundational to plastics, textiles, and specialty chemicals. As these industries expand, so does the need for advanced catalytic processes.

4. Technological Innovations

The introduction of nano-based catalysts and other high-performance technologies has revolutionized the market. These advancements provide greater efficiency, selectivity, and durability, reducing waste and boosting refinery productivity.

Challenges in the Market

While opportunities abound, the market faces certain hurdles:

Oil Price Volatility: Fluctuating crude oil prices impact refinery investments in catalyst upgrades.

Renewable Energy Transition: The global shift towards renewable energy sources is influencing fossil fuel dependency.

Spent Catalyst Disposal: Recycling spent catalysts, which often contain hazardous materials, remains a complex and costly process.

Emerging Trends

1. Cleaner Fuel Production

The focus on reducing carbon footprints has led to innovations in catalysts for ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) and high-octane gasoline production. These are crucial for reducing emissions in the automotive sector.

2. AI Integration in Refineries

Artificial intelligence is optimizing catalyst usage and refinery operations by predicting wear, improving process efficiency, and minimizing downtime.

3. Circular Economy Practices

Catalyst manufacturers are increasingly recycling spent catalysts to recover valuable metals like platinum and palladium. These practices lower costs and align with sustainability goals.

4. Regional Dynamics

Asia-Pacific: Rapid industrialization and new refinery projects in India, China, and Southeast Asia drive significant demand.

North America: The rise of shale gas and tight oil production supports advanced catalytic processes.

Middle East & Africa: Investments in large-scale refineries and petrochemical complexes are expanding market opportunities.

Applications Across Industries

Oil & Gas: Refinery catalysts are indispensable for producing cleaner, high-quality fuels.

Automotive: The shift towards cleaner transportation fuels ties directly to the automotive industry's sustainability goals.

Catalyst Manufacturing: The demand for specialized, high-performance catalysts fosters innovation in production techniques.

Environmental Sector: Catalysts help minimize industrial emissions, contributing to global efforts to combat climate change.

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The refinery catalyst market serves as a cornerstone for industries striving for efficiency and sustainability. With innovations in catalytic technologies and growing adoption of eco-friendly practices, the market is not only addressing current energy challenges but also shaping a more sustainable future. For decision-makers in oil & gas, automotive, energy, and environmental industries, embracing advancements in refinery catalysts can unlock new growth opportunities and align operations with global environmental goals.

As the demand for cleaner fuels and petrochemicals grows, refinery catalysts will continue to lead the way in delivering superior performance, reduced emissions, and enhanced productivity—an essential step toward a greener tomorrow.

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

'Tamed' molecules for more sustainable catalysts: Chemists succeed in synthesizing a spectacular gallium compound

Catalysts play an important role in the manufacture of many products that we encounter in everyday life—for example in cars for exhaust gas purification or in the chemical industry in the production of fertilizers. Catalysts ensure that these reactions take place with low energy consumption and with as few side reactions as possible. Traditional catalysts are based on rare and hence expensive precious metals such as iridium and rhodium, which also pollute the environment. "In order to make production processes more sustainable, replacing precious metal catalysts with less toxic alternatives such as main group metals is highly desirable," says Prof. Dr. Robert Kretschmer, Chair of Inorganic Chemistry at Chemnitz University of Technology. The use of aluminum or gallium as a substitute for precious metals has several advantages. "They are among the most abundant metals in the Earth's crust, they are inexpensive and non-toxic, and they have unique chemical properties," says the Chemnitz chemistry professor.

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[sundayswiththeilluminati]

So this week’s story has raised a big question for me; just WHAT tools does Rasputin have at his disposal? Because even if we limit ourselves to the idea Rasputin ONLY has options that would technically tithe to Xivu, there’s a whole ladder of escalation beyond what we’re currently doing and below playing into Xivu’s hand. I feel like we’ve only ever seen the top (Warsats go BRRRRRR) and bottom (Give Guardians guns) of that ladder.

Short answer: Destiny's writers deliberately keep the extent of Rasputin's arsenal ambiguous, but I think he scrapped everything midrange a long time ago and was hoping to just nuke the Wrathborn from orbit.

Long answer: I said in an earlier post that Rasputin's four roles in the Destiny narrative are mystery, tragedy, power, and humanity. You're getting at the angle of both power and mystery. What arrows are in Rasputin's megaton quiver? We don't know. He has the warsats, of course, we know about those; we've also heard about fun toys like caedometric cannons and antimatter warheads under his control during the Golden Age. But then we also get hints at hidden and hibernating assets or secret projects - enough to bolster Rasputin's air of power and mystery and make it plausible when the narrative requires he pull something extra-spicy out of the closet.

Red probably did have more assets between "hand cannon" and "planetary defense cannon," but he lost an enormous chunk of matériel fighting the Pyramid Fleet the first go-round. Everything midrange would have either gotten scrapped for resources or bodged together into something bigger, and post-Collapse he had no incentive to rebuild those assets. He's been piecing together some defensive stuff that will hopefully mean less babysitting his facilities - his frames carry weapons and those perimeter defense towers pack a punch - but it hasn't been a priority.

But remember one of Rasputin's strengths is his adaptability, and not just his decentralized processing network. He's very good at taking what's on hand and turning it into what he needs. He fabricated the supercharged Valkyrie to use against Xol more or less on the fly, and scrambled long-disused assets into a brand-new artillery battery to take down the Almighty in a matter of weeks. The IKELOS weapons have that rapid-prototype look for a reason. Sleeper's hacked together from old Golden-Age weapon designs*. Red had serious manufacturing complexes in Hellas Basin at his disposal and, while we still don't know what Seraph energy is, it seems like he can fold it into matter on demand. So asking "what tools does Rasputin have" is a little like asking a chef with a pantry full of ingredients "what's for dinner."

*I like to think it's a miniaturized warsat cannon, but a friend of mine has a great theory that Sleeper's a vehicle-mounted weapon Rasputin made Guardian-portable by stripping off all that pesky radiation shielding.

In the specific case of the Wrathborn, though, I think Rasputin was hoping to get it all over with at once. He doesn't have the resources for a long campaign, and he risks contamination by Xivu Arath. Rasputin would rather go for major overkill than deploy too little up front and have to sustain and escalate. He's kind of a glass cannon right now, while the Hive can hold their own against Cabal attrition campaigns, and there's no attrition like Cabal attrition. And there's the additional threat of Hive corruption, which, we've never gotten an answer on whether Omnigul could have poisoned him, but neither he nor the Vanguard wanted to find out. We've already seen Wrathborn contamination subvert mechanical systems. And I've talked before about how he doesn't actually like combat that much; he has no concept of "fair play" or a proportional response. No, Red wanted to deliver one quick hammer-blow so massive he didn't have to deliver another, and it looks like he's not going to get that.

[thatskyafro]

The Amalgatrix

[randomshenaniganery]

The best duelist in magic tournaments now a Professor

oc for a universe I was working on Charles was a three streak winner in the biggest magical dueling tournament. They’ve since stopped applying and continues a relatively quiet life as a professor on practical magic application and magic theory in one of the five schools of magic in Lycoris. 

It’s rumored that their halt in participating in tournaments are related to a failed experiment that had severely injured both arms and destroyed their ability to store magic properly, though Professor Traker has mentioned that they’ve stopped in order to spend more time with their son.

[sakurairin-games]

Am i the only one that constantly thinks about how Zhongli singlehandedly fucked Teyvat's economy because mans wanted to retire?

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Meet Mr Sylvain Zyssman, a Tech Expert

Sylvain, from France, is the technical brain behind the Illumination Substack Mastery Boost Dear Subscribers,  As an editor, content curator, and now a founding member of the Illumination Substack Mastery community I started introducing my editor and writer colleagues. It is a great pleasure for me to do so.  My latest one was about David Mokotoff, MD. If you missed it, you can read from this…

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Enhancing Collaboration Across Disciplines in Shared Office Spaces

Introduction

In today's rapidly evolving business environment, organizations are increasingly turning to shared office spaces to foster collaboration and innovation. However, for these spaces to be truly successful, It is important to promote interaction across disciplines. When employees from different disciplines come together, creativity is sparked and innovative solutions emerge. 

1. The power of cross-disciplinary interactions

Shared office spaces provide a unique opportunity for professionals from different backgrounds to share ideas. Engineers can work with marketers. Designer and product manager Content Creator vs. Data Analyst This interaction leads to: 

Diverse Perspectives: People from different disciplines approach problems in different ways. By offering a unique perspective. 

Innovative solutions: By combining ideas from different sectors, they are able to create more robust and innovative solutions. 

Skill Development: Employees can learn from each other. Explore new areas and expand their skill set

2. Designing interactive spaces

The physical layout of a shared office space plays an important role in promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration. Think about it:

 Open Layout: Promotes interaction by creating open spaces where employees meet naturally.

 Common Areas: Define common areas, such as lounges or restaurants. that invites informal discussion between teams 

Shared resources: Shared tools or spaces, such as whiteboards, brainstorming stations. or even central tools Promote impromptu collaboration...

3. Create a culture of working together.

In addition to the physical creation It is important to foster a culture that supports interaction. This can be done by: 

Promote knowledge sharing: Organize conferences or workshops. Regular "lunch and learn" sessions are held by employees from various fields of study. Share insights about their work 

Cross-functional teams: Employees from different disciplines assigned to work on a project together can naturally spark collaboration and improve understanding. 

Mentoring Program: Matching people from different departments. It can lead to personal growth and better cross-functional interactions.

4. The role of leaders in facilitating interactions

Leadership plays an important role in promoting collaboration across disciplines. Managers and Team Leaders: 

Lead by example: Leaders should communicate with people across different teams. It demonstrates the benefits of such collaboration. 

Facilitate networking: Organize events, workshops, and networking opportunities across the company. where people from different departments can interact with each other 

Foster collaboration: Recognize and reward teams that demonstrate strong cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation.

5. Technology is the catalyst.

Technology plays a key role in bridging the gap between disciplines. Shared office spaces benefit from the following: 

Collaboration tools: Platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Trello facilitate communication and project management across departments. It went smoothly. 

Knowledge sharing platforms: Internal forums, wikis or shared databases help experts from different fields. Can exchange knowledge easily 

Virtual Interactive Space: Virtual meeting space and brainstorming tools for remote or hybrid teams. Helps maintain interaction even when the team isn't together...

Conclusion

Fostering cross-disciplinary interactions in shared office spaces is key to driving innovation, problem solving, and growth through thoughtful space design. Promote a collaborative culture Promote leadership participation And by using technology, businesses can create an environment where teams work together. Work together more efficiently.

[jcmarchi]

Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

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Bubble findings could unlock better electrode and electrolyzer designs

Industrial electrochemical processes that use electrodes to produce fuels and chemical products are hampered by the formation of bubbles that block parts of the electrode surface, reducing the area available for the active reaction. Such blockage reduces the performance of the electrodes by anywhere from 10 to 25 percent.

But new research reveals a decades-long misunderstanding about the extent of that interference. The findings show exactly how the blocking effect works and could lead to new ways of designing electrode surfaces to minimize inefficiencies in these widely used electrochemical processes.

It has long been assumed that the entire area of the electrode shadowed by each bubble would be effectively inactivated. But it turns out that a much smaller area — roughly the area where the bubble actually contacts the surface — is blocked from its electrochemical activity. The new insights could lead directly to new ways of patterning the surfaces to minimize the contact area and improve overall efficiency.

The findings are reported today in the journal Nanoscale, in a paper by recent MIT graduate Jack Lake PhD ’23, graduate student Simon Rufer, professor of mechanical engineering Kripa Varanasi, research scientist Ben Blaiszik, and six others at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. The team has made available an open-source, AI-based software tool that engineers and scientists can now use to automatically recognize and quantify bubbles formed on a given surface, as a first step toward controlling the electrode material’s properties.

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Gas-evolving electrodes, often with catalytic surfaces that promote chemical reactions, are used in a wide variety of processes, including the production of “green” hydrogen without the use of fossil fuels, carbon-capture processes that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, aluminum production, and the chlor-alkali process that is used to make widely used chemical products.

These are very widespread processes. The chlor-alkali process alone accounts for 2 percent of all U.S. electricity usage; aluminum production accounts for 3 percent of global electricity; and both carbon capture and hydrogen production are likely to grow rapidly in coming years as the world strives to meet greenhouse-gas reduction targets. So, the new findings could make a real difference, Varanasi says.

“Our work demonstrates that engineering the contact and growth of bubbles on electrodes can have dramatic effects” on how bubbles form and how they leave the surface, he says. “The knowledge that the area under bubbles can be significantly active ushers in a new set of design rules for high-performance electrodes to avoid the deleterious effects of bubbles.”

“The broader literature built over the last couple of decades has suggested that not only that small area of contact but the entire area under the bubble is passivated,” Rufer says. The new study reveals “a significant difference between the two models because it changes how you would develop and design an electrode to minimize these losses.”

To test and demonstrate the implications of this effect, the team produced different versions of electrode surfaces with patterns of dots that nucleated and trapped bubbles at different sizes and spacings. They were able to show that surfaces with widely spaced dots promoted large bubble sizes but only tiny areas of surface contact, which helped to make clear the difference between the expected and actual effects of bubble coverage.

Developing the software to detect and quantify bubble formation was necessary for the team’s analysis, Rufer explains. “We wanted to collect a lot of data and look at a lot of different electrodes and different reactions and different bubbles, and they all look slightly different,” he says. Creating a program that could deal with different materials and different lighting and reliably identify and track the bubbles was a tricky process, and machine learning was key to making it work, he says.

Using that tool, he says, they were able to collect “really significant amounts of data about the bubbles on a surface, where they are, how big they are, how fast they’re growing, all these different things.” The tool is now freely available for anyone to use via the GitHub repository.

By using that tool to correlate the visual measures of bubble formation and evolution with electrical measurements of the electrode’s performance, the researchers were able to disprove the accepted theory and to show that only the area of direct contact is affected. Videos further proved the point, revealing new bubbles actively evolving directly under parts of a larger bubble.

The researchers developed a very general methodology that can be applied to characterize and understand the impact of bubbles on any electrode or catalyst surface. They were able to quantify the bubble passivation effects in a new performance metric they call BECSA (Bubble-induced electrochemically active surface), as opposed to ECSA (electrochemically active surface area), that is used in the field. “The BECSA metric was a concept we defined in an earlier study but did not have an effective method to estimate until this work,” says Varanasi.

The knowledge that the area under bubbles can be significantly active ushers in a new set of design rules for high-performance electrodes. This means that electrode designers should seek to minimize bubble contact area rather than simply bubble coverage, which can be achieved by controlling the morphology and chemistry of the electrodes. Surfaces engineered to control bubbles can not only improve the overall efficiency of the processes and thus reduce energy use, they can also save on upfront materials costs. Many of these gas-evolving electrodes are coated with catalysts made of expensive metals like platinum or iridium, and the findings from this work can be used to engineer electrodes to reduce material wasted by reaction-blocking bubbles.

Varanasi says that “the insights from this work could inspire new electrode architectures that not only reduce the usage of precious materials, but also improve the overall electrolyzer performance,” both of which would provide large-scale environmental benefits.

The research team included Jim James, Nathan Pruyne, Aristana Scourtas, Marcus Schwarting, Aadit Ambalkar, Ian Foster, and Ben Blaiszik at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory. The work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under the ARPA-E program.

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Cisco Catalyst C9130AXI 802.11ax 5.38 Gbit/s Wireless Access Point – 2.4...

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

Controlling the crystal phase of cobalt nanoparticles leads to exceptional catalytic performance in hydrogenation processes, report scientists from Tokyo Tech. Produced via an innovative hydrosilane-assisted synthesis method, these phase-controlled reusable nanoparticles enable the selective hydrogenation of various compounds under mild conditions without the use of harmful gases like ammonia. These efforts could lead to more sustainable and efficient catalytic processes across many industrial fields. Hydrogenation -- the chemical reaction of hydrogen gas with another compound -- is fundamental in industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, materials, and petrochemicals. Traditionally, noble metals like palladium and rhodium serve as catalysts in these reactions. However, these materials are scarce and expensive, and their mining is plagued by environmental concerns. Moreover, they demand highly controlled and energy-intensive conditions to function effectively.

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[marketrendsposts]

Emission Control Catalyst Market size is forecast to reach $32 billion by 2025, after growing at a CAGR of 9.8% during 2020-2025, owing to the increasing adoption of emission control catalyst technology to reduce the toxic gases and pollutants from the volatile organic compounds (VOC). There is an upsurge in the demand for emission control catalysts as they are an essential component for various applications such as trucks, buses, forklifts, mining equipment, generator sets, locomotives, motorcycles, airplanes, and other engine-fitted devices. The emission control catalysts reduce all gaseous emissions, including carbon monoxide, unburnt hydrocarbons, and soluble organic fractions. Moreover, emission control catalyst is the most effective way to meet the stringent government regulation regarding CO2 emissions, owning to which the demand for emission control catalyst is increasing substantially during the forecast period.

[rahulcmi]

Refinery Catalyst Market Technological Advancements And Covid-19 Impact Analysis

The Refinery Catalyst Market has undergone significant technological advancements in recent years, coupled with a noteworthy analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry. Refinery catalysts play a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and yield of various refining processes, such as hydrocracking, fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), and hydrotreating. These catalysts facilitate the conversion of crude oil into valuable products like gasoline, diesel, and petrochemicals.

In terms of technological advancements, researchers and Refinery Catalyst Market players have been focusing on developing catalysts with improved activity, selectivity, and stability. The integration of nanotechnology has led to the creation of nanostructured catalysts, which exhibit higher surface areas and better catalytic properties compared to traditional catalysts.

Additionally, the use of advanced materials, such as zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has enabled the design of catalysts tailored for specific refining processes, leading to enhanced performance and product quality. The development of intelligent catalysts embedded with sensors and data-driven capabilities has also gained momentum, enabling real-time monitoring and optimization of refining operations.

However, the technological advancements in the Refinery Catalyst Market have not been immune to the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The outbreak of the virus led to widespread lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, and reduced demand for refined products due to restrictions on travel and economic activities. As a result, many refineries faced challenges in maintaining their operations and adjusting their production levels to align with the decreased demand. This had a direct impact on the catalyst market, as refinery operators postponed or scaled back their catalyst procurement plans.

The pandemic also highlighted the importance of resilience and adaptability in the refining industry. Refineries that were able to quickly implement remote monitoring and control systems, as well as adopt digital solutions for catalyst management, were better equipped to navigate the challenges posed by the pandemic. This experience accelerated the industry's shift towards digitization and the adoption of Industry 4.0 principles, further driving technological innovation in catalyst development and deployment.

Crude Oil Flow Improvers refer to a class of innovative substances utilized within the oil and gas industry to optimize the movement of crude oil from extraction sites to processing facilities.

The Refinery Catalyst Market has witnessed significant technological advancements that have revolutionized the way catalysts are designed and utilized in refining processes. However, the Covid-19 pandemic served as a stark reminder of the industry's vulnerability to external shocks and the need for greater flexibility and digitalization. As the world recovers from the pandemic and the demand for refined products rebounds, the market is likely to continue its trajectory of innovation, with a renewed emphasis on technological solutions that enhance efficiency, sustainability, and resilience in the face of future challenges.

[rlyehtaxidermist]

this has to be the wildest Unsourced Wikipedia Example I have seen in a long time. fuck chargers i’m plugging my cell phone into a tank of methanol