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Market Research Report

Global Market for Catalyst Regeneration

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Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
    • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
    • REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
    • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
    • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
    • SCOPE AND FORMAT
    • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
    • ANALYST' S CREDENTIALS
    • RELATED BCC RESEARCH EFFORTS
    • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
    • DISCLAIMER
  • SUMMARY
    • SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • OVERVIEW
    • INTRODUCTION
      • REGENERATED CATALYST DEMAND
      • FRESH CATALYST DEMAND
        • TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYSTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
          • OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST USE
        • TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CATALYST DEMAND, THROUGH 2010 (%)
          • OVERVIEW OF FRESH AND REGENERATED CATALYSTS COSTS
        • TABLE 3 COST OF FRESH AND REGENERATED CATALYSTS ($/LB) OVERVIEW OF SPENT CATALYST USE OPTION
        • TABLE 4 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR COST OF SPENT CATALYST USE BY OPTION, THROUGH 2010 ($/LB)
          • IMPORTANCE OF SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
        • TABLE 5 OVERVIEW OF SERVICES VALUE IN CATALYST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (%)
          • OVERVIEW OF THE REGENERATED CATALYST CHARATERISTICS AND PROPERTIES
        • TABLE 6 OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES
        • OVERVIEW OF COMMERCIAL REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES ROTATING VESSEL REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
        • FIGURE 1 ROTO-LOUVRE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
          • EBULLATED BED REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
          • FLUIDIZED BED REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
        • FIGURE 2 MOVING-BELT OVEN EX SITU CATALYST REGENERATION PROCESS
          • In Situ Cleaning Technology
      • FIGURE 3 SCR REGENERATION STRATEGIES
        • SCR-TECH' S Catalyst Regeneration Development and Experience
          • Step One
          • Step Two
          • Step Three
      • FIGURE 4 SCR-TECH CATALYST REGENERATION DEVELOPMENT, 1996-2004
      • FIGURE 5 SCR-TECH REGENERATION EXPERIENCE
        • AQUACAT TECHNOLOGY
        • PROCESSING COSTS
      • OVERVIEW OF SPENT CATALYST EVALUATION
      • TABLE 7 PREBURNING IMPROVES SAMPLING ACCURACY
        • LABORATORY EVALUATION
        • INDUSTRIAL REGENERATION PROCESS
      • TABLE 8 TYPICAL CATALYST DATA REPORT
        • WHERE CATALYST REGENERATION FITS IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
        • ENERGY
        • CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS
        • Chemicals and Petrochemicals (Continued)
        • ENVIRONMENT
      • TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST DEMAND BY ECONOMIC SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL ENERGY DEMAND BY FUEL TYPE PETROLEUM
        • LNG TRADE
        • NATURAL GAS
        • NUCLEAR
        • COAL
        • RENEWABLES
      • TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL TYPE, THROUGH 2010 (QUADRILLION BTU PER YEAR)
        • IMPORTANT ECONOMIC INDICATIONS FOR WORLD TRADE
        • RISKS
      • TABLE 11 OVERVIEW OF WORLD KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 2002-2010 (% GROWTH)
        • GLOBAL ECONOMY OVERVIEW
          • Damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Earthquake Likely to Reverberate Across the Global Economy Well Into 2006
          • Impact of Soaring Energy Prices
      • TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF WORLDWIDE GDP AND GDP GROWTH
        • OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES
      • TABLE 13 OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES, THROUGH 2005
        • OVERVIEW OF THE METAL MARKET
          • STEEL
          • NICKEL
      • TABLE 14 OVERVIEW OF NICKEL AND STEEL METAL PRICES (INDEX: JANUARY 1998 = 1.0)
        • COPPER
        • COBALT
        • ZINC
        • TIN
        • CHROMIUM
        • MOLYBDENUM
      • TABLE 15 ALUMINUM, COBALT, COPPER, ZINC, TIN, CHROMIUM AND MOLYBDENUM METAL PRICE FORECASTS*, THROUGH 2005 (¢⁄LB)
        • PLATINUM GROUP METALS
          • PLATINUM
          • PALLADIUM
          • RUTHENIUM
          • RHODIUM
          • IRIDIUM
      • TABLE 16 PLATINUM GROUP METAL PRICE FORECASTS, THROUGH 2005 ($/OZ)
        • RHENIUM
      • FIGURE 6 RHENIUM METAL PRICES
        • OVERVIEW OF INORGANIC CHEMICAL COSTS
      • TABLE 17 OPERATING COST INDEX FOR HF AND H2SO4, THROUGH 2005 (BASED ON 1956 = 100.0)
        • RARE EARTHS AND MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS AND CHEMICALS
          • RARE EARTHS AND YTTRIUM
          • MAGNESIUM, MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS AND CHEMICALS
      • TABLE 18 COST OF RARE EARTHS AND MAGNESIUM, THROUGH 2005
        • OVERVIEW OF SPENT CATALYST COMPOSITIONS
        • OVERVIEW OF SPENT CATALYST .... (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 19 COMPARISON OF SPENT CATALYSTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (% W/W)
        • OVERVIEW OF CATALYST ACTIVITY DETERIORATION AND REGENERABILITY
        • PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
        • BULK CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
        • SURFACE CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
      • FIGURE 7 AGEING-INDUCED STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES IN AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST CATALYST
        • OVERVIEW OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CATALYST PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
      • TABLE 20 SIGNIFICANCE OF CATALYST PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
        • OVERVIEW OF THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF CATALYST ACTIVITY DETERIORATION
      • TABLE 21 OVERVIEW OF THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF CATALYST ACTIVITY DETERIORATION
        • CATALYST REGENERATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
          • PROCESS DESCRIPTION
          • CATALYST LIFETIME
            • Chemical Processing Industry
          • INFORMATION
      • TABLE 22 CATALYST REGENATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
      • TABLE 22 (CONTINUED)
        • OVERVIEW OF FUEL SULFUR LIMITS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
      • TABLE 23 SULFUR LIMITS IN SELECT COUNTRIES (PARTS PER MILLION)
        • IMPACT OF SULFUR ON DIESEL ON CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES
      • FIGURE 8 QUARTELY FOREIGN GROSS REFINING MARGINS, 2002-2005
        • New Fuel Rules a “Headache”
      • TABLE 24 THE EVOLUTION OF AUTO EMISSION STANDARDS IN THE U.S. (GRAMS POLLUTANT PER MILE)
        • OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST DEMAND BY MARKET SEGMENT
      • TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYST REGION/MARKET BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST USE PRODUCT MATRIX
      • TABLE 26 SECTOR/PRODUCT MATRIX
        • HISTORY OF THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS
        • HISTORY OF THE CATALYST ....(CONTINUED)
        • SOME IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS FOR THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS
        • PERTAMINA' S CILACAP REFINERY SUCCESSFULLY RELOADS TATORAY UNIT WITH UOP' S TA-20 CATALYST
        • SCR TECHNOLOGY
        • TOPSOE TO SUPPLY A SPENT SULFURIC ACID REGENERATION PLANT FOR PETROM, ROMANIA
        • BAKU ALIYEV REFINERY SELECTS UOP TECHNOLOGIES FOR HIGH-OCTANE GASOLINE PROJECT
        • PROGRESS ENERGY ANNOUNCES FIRST CLEAN SMOKE STACKS
        • THE FUTURE
      • TABLE 27 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)
  • REGULATORY ISSUES
    • INTRODUCTION
    • CLEAN AIR INTERSTATE RULE (CAIR)
    • CLEAN AIR AMENDMENTS ACT OF 1990
    • OXYGENATED GASOLINE PROGRAM/REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM
    • DIESEL FUEL REGULATIONS
    • RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (CERCLA: 42 U.S.C. S/S 6901 ET SEQ. - 1976)
    • CATALYST RECLAMATION AND DISPOSAL
    • CATALYST RECLAMATION AND .... (CONTINUED)
    • THE JEFFORDS AMENDMENT
    • CLEAN NONROAD DIESEL RULE
    • CLEAR SKIES ACT OF 2003
    • CLEAN WATER ACT
    • EUROPEAN LEGISLATION COVERING SPENT CATALYSTS
    • EPA REVISES LIST OF MAJOR SOURCE CATEGORIES
    • THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005
    • THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005 (CONTINUED)
  • INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE RATES
    • FIGURE 9 STRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS
      • LABORATORY SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION
    • FIGURE 10 TYPICAL LABORATORY SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION/REJUVENATION PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
      • PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REGENERATED CATALYSTS
    • TABLE 28 CHARACTERISTICS OF FRESH, SPENT AND REGENERATED CATALYSTS
    • FIGURE 11 COMPARISON OF SPENT AND REGENERATED CATALYST PERFORMANCE
      • CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS IN ACTIVITY REGAIN AFTER REGENERATION
    • FIGURE 12 ACTIVITY (K) IN COMPARISON TO FACTORY NEW ACTIVITY (K0) BEFORE AND AFTER REGENERATION (SAMPLES)
      • CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SPENT CATALYSTS IN COMPARISON TO OTHER RAW MATERIALS
    • TABLE 29 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (WT %) OF SPENT CATALYST AND OTHER RAW MATERIALS
    • TABLE 30 COMPOSITION OF SPENT NICKEL CATALYSTS USED IN HYDROGENATION OF EDIBLE FATS AND OILS (%)
      • USING SPENT CATALYSTS AS RAW MATERIALS TO PRODUCE OTHER VALUABLE PRODUCTS
      • COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF PRODUCED AGGREGATE MATERIAL
    • FIGURE 13 EFFECT OF FIRING TEMPERATURES ON METALS LEACHING FROM SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE MATERIALS
    • FIGURE 14 EFFECT OF FIRING TEMPERATURES ON COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE MATERIALS
      • CONCRETE CUBES PREPARED FROM SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL AGGREGATES
    • TABLE 31 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE CUBES PREPARED FROM SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL AGGREGATES
      • CHALLENGES FACING THE CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY
    • FIGURE 15 CHALLENGES FACING KEY PLAYERS IN THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS CHAIN
      • SPENT CATALYST METAL REFINERS' ISSUES
      • PRECIOUS METALS SAMPLING
        • Melt Sampling
        • Solution Sampling
      • DRY SAMPLING
      • ASSAYING
      • PROCESSING TURNAROUND: BOTTOM LINE
      • LEASING AND POOL ACCOUNTS
      • BANKING
      • ISSUES FOR SPENT CATALYST REGENERATORS
        • Eurecat
        • Catalyst Recovery, Inc. (CRI)
        • Tricat, Inc
        • Süd-Chemie
    • TABLE 32 TYPICAL PILOT PLANT TEST SUMMARY
    • TABLE 32 (CONTINUED)
      • ISSUES FOR SPENT CATALYST GENERATOR (CATALYST USER' S ISSUES)
      • REGENERATION/METAL RECOVERY/DISPOSAL ECONOMICS
      • SPENT CATALYST METAL RECOVERY PROCESSING TIME HAS AN EFFECT ON PROFITABILITY
        • Spent Catalyst Metal Recovery....(Continued)
        • Environmental Concerns and Legal Implications
        • Avoiding Legal and Environmental Problems
        • How to Select a Precious Metals Refiner
        • Request Full Documentation
    • TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION/METAL RECOVERY/DISPOSAL ECONOMICS, THROUGH 2010
    • TABLE 34 REGENERATED CATALYST RESALE ECONOMICS
      • A CHANGING CATALYST INDUSTRY AND MARKETS IN TRANSITION
    • TABLE 35 A CHANGING CATALYST INDUSTRY MARKET STRUCTURE (%)
      • CATALYST SUPPLIER OFFERINGS/COMPETITION
    • TABLE 36 SUPPLIER OFFERINGS (2005)
      • COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE WITH REGENERATED CATALYST PERFORMANCE
      • OFF-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
    • UNIT A
      • FIGURE 16 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH KF 757: CUSTOMER A
    • UNIT B
      • FIGURE 17 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH AND REGENERATED KF 756: CUSTOMER B
    • UNIT C
      • TABLE 37 CATALYST OPERATING CONDITIONS
      • FIGURE 18 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS FRESH KF 757 AND REGENERATED KF 756: CUSTOMER C
    • UNIT D
      • FIGURE 19 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS FRESH KF 757: CUSTOMER D
        • ON-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE
          • Catalyst Regeneration Experience
      • FIGURE 20 HISTORY OF BHK ACTIVITY IN SCR CATALYST REGENERATION
        • Laboratory Test Results
      • TABLE 38 LABORATORY TEST RESULTS (%)
        • Scope of Work
      • TABLE 39 SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF WORK
        • Regeneration Work
        • Schedule
      • FIGURE 21 REGENERATION SCHEDULE
        • Performance
      • TABLE 40 TEST CONDITIONS FOR REGENERATED SCR CATALYST
        • Product Performance Obtained
      • TABLE 41 PRODUCT PERFORMANCE OBTAINED
        • REGENERATED CATALYST INDUSTRY CONCENTRATED STRUCTURE
        • EURECAT
        • CATALYST RECOVERY (CRI, A SHELL CHEMICALS SUBSIDIARY)
        • TRICAT
        • SCR-TECH
        • JOHNSON MATTHEY
        • ALBEMARLE
        • ENGELHARD
        • DEGUSSA
        • AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS
        • UOP
        • BABCOCK HITACHI KK
        • W.R. GRACE
        • SÜD-CHEMIE
      • TABLE 42 CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION BY COMPANY/APPLICATION SECTOR, 2005 (%)
        • MARKET DIFFERENTIATION/SEGMENTATION
        • DIFFERENTIATION AND SEGMENTATION BY GEOGRAPHY AND REGIONAL PRESENCE
          • Eurecat
          • Catalyst Recovery, Inc. (CRI)
          • Tricat, Inc.
          • Porocel Corp.
          • SCR-Tech
          • Johnson Matthey (JM)
          • Degussa
          • Engelhard
          • Albemarle
          • Catalytic Combustion Corp.
          • Akzo Nobel Catalysts
          • Haldor Topsoe
          • Haldor Topsoe (Continued)
        • UOP
        • UOP (Continued)
        • UOP (Continued)
          • Babcock Hitachi K.K.
          • Süd-Chemie
          • Süd-Chemie (Continued)
      • TABLE 43 MARKET LEADERSHIP BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2005
        • DIFFERENTIATION⁄SEGMENTATION BY SERVICE
      • TABLE 44 COMPANY CATALYST REGENERATION SEGMENTATION BY SERVICE, 2005
        • TRICAT SERVICES
          • Tricat Regeneration Process (TRP)
          • XpresS
          • Guardian Grading Systems
          • Tricat Catalyst Management Services
          • Tricat Catalyst Resale Assistance
        • CRI SERVICES
          • Regeneration
          • Resale Catalyst and Adsorbents
          • ActiCATR Presulfurizing
          • Length⁄Density Grading
        • EURECAT SERVICES
          • Regeneration
          • Presulfiding
          • Recycling
          • Preconditioning
          • Reactor Management Services
        • POROCEL SERVICES
        • SCR-TECH SERVICES
          • FIGURE 22 SCR-TECH CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
        • JOHNSON MATTHEY SERVICES
          • Saving Time in Process Development
          • Screening and Optimization at Johnson Matthey
          • Metal Recovery Evaluation Service
          • Johnson Matthey Catalyst Supply
          • Technical Support for Catalytic Processes
          • Refining of Catalyst Residues and Metal Management
      • TABLE 45 JOHNSON MATTHEY REFINING CATALYST RESIDUE AND METAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
        • DEGUSSA SERVICES
          • The Precious Metal Loop
      • FIGURE 23 THE PRECIOUS METAL LOOP
        • Credit or Cash: the Precious Metal Account
        • The Three Major Steps in the Recovery Process
        • Careful Homogenization and Sampling
        • Reliable State-of-the-Art Analysis
        • Precious Metal Refining with Optimum Results
        • Base-metal Loop
        • Procedures and Responsibilities
        • ENGELHARD SERVICES
        • ALBEMARLE SERVICES
          • Hydroprocessing Catalysts
          • Fluid Catalytic Cracking Catalysts
          • Alkyclean Technology
          • REACTivating STARS
        • CATALYTIC COMBUSTION CORP. SERVICES
          • Testing
          • Washing
          • Disposal
        • AXENS SERVICES
          • Technical Service Agreement
          • AKZO NOBEL CATALYST SERVICES
      • FIGURE 24 COMPLETED CATALYST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS, 1998-2003
      • TABLE 46 MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED TOTAL CATALYST MANAGEMENT SERVICES
        • HALDOR TOPSOE SERVICES
          • Engineering and Technical Services
          • Catalyst Services
          • Project Execution
          • Engineering Quality Management
          • Engineering Software
        • UOP SERVICES
          • Catalyst Loading
          • Troubleshooting
          • Performance Optimization
          • Regeneration
        • BABCOCK HITACHI K.K. SERVICES
          • Catalyst Cleaning and Regeneration
          • Catalyst Lifetime Estimation
          • Replacement Catalyst Supply
          • Catalyst Bag Filters
          • Nitrogen Processing Unit in Drainage
          • Products and Services
        • SÜD-CHEMIE SERVICE LINES
          • Catalyst Cleaning and Rejuvenation
          • Catalyst Activity Testing
          • Small Reactor Testing
          • Medium Reactor Testing
          • Pilot Unit
          • Catalyst Characterization
        • DIFFERENTIATION⁄SEGMENTATION BY REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
      • TABLE 47 CATALYST REGENERATION SEGMENTATION BY TECHNOLOGY, 2005
        • POROCEL
        • TRICAT
      • FIGURE 25 THE TRICAT XPRESS REGENERATION PROCESS
        • EURECAT
      • FIGURE 26 EURECAT ROTOLOUVRE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
        • CRI TECHNOLOGY
      • FIGURE 27 MOVING-BELT CATALYST REGENERATION PROCESS
        • SCR-TECH
        • SCR-Tech (Continued)
      • FIGURE 28 AN EFFCIENT DEIONIZED WATER-BASED, CLOSEDLOOP SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF SOLUBLE CATALYST POISONS AND SURFACE-BINDING LAYERS WHILE CATALYST MODULES REMAIN IN THE SCR REACTOR
        • JOHNSON MATTHEY
      • FIGURE 29 JOHNSON MATTHEY AQUACAT PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS
        • ALBEMARLE
        • UOP
        • CCR™ Catalyst Regeneration Technology
        • Rxcat Technology
        • BABCOCK HITACHI K.K.
      • FIGURE 30 BABCOCK HITACHI K.K. REGENERATION PROCESS
        • SÜD-CHEMIE
        • COMPETITIVE RATES ROR THE CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY
        • REUSING REGENERATED CATALYST MATERIAL IN THE SAME UNIT
        • CASCADING IT TO ANOTHER UNIT IN THE PLANT
        • STORING REGENERATED CATALYST IN THE COMPANY' S INTERNATIONAL RESALE POOL
        • SELLING TO A THIRD PARTY THROUGH A CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
        • SELLING SPENT CATALYST MATERIAL TO REGENERATORS AND METAL REFINERS
      • TABLE 48 COMPETITIVE RATES FOR THE CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY ($ MILLIONS)
        • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND ALLIANCES
        • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS,....(CONTINUED)
        • MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS,....(CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 49 CORPORATE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
      • TABLE 49 (CONTINUED)
        • GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY REGION
        • GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CATALYST ....(CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 50 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OF DEMAND FOR CATALYTS REGENERATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • NORTH AMERICA
          • Refining
          • Polymerization and Chemical Processing
          • Flue Gas
          • Automotive
      • TABLE 51 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR THE REGENERATED CATALYST MARKET BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • EUROPE
          • Refining
          • Polymerization and Chemical Processing
          • Flue Gas
          • Automotive
      • TABLE 52 EUROPEAN MARKET FORECAST FOR DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • ASIA
          • Refining
          • Polymerization and Chemical Processing
          • Flue Gas
          • Automotive
      • TABLE 53 ASIAN MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • Rest-of-World
      • TABLE 54 R-O-W MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • Latin America
        • Middle East
        • Middle East (Continued)
        • Africa
        • Africa (Continued)
        • Africa (Continued)
      • TABLE 55 REST-OF-WORLD MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
        • MAJOR TRENDS IMPACTING THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS
        • TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL REFINING MARGINS
      • TABLE 56 GLOBAL CASH OPERATING MARGINS IN CRUDE OIL REFINING, 2005
      • TABLE 57 TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL REFINING MARGINS ($⁄BARREL)
        • TRENDS IN REFINER' S ACQUISITION OF CRUDE
      • FIGURE 31 WORLD TRENDS IN NOMINAL CRUDE OIL PRICES, 1970-2005
        • TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL QUALITY
      • TABLE 58 TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL QUALITY PROCESSED IN U.S. REFINERIES, THROUGH 2001
        • TRENDS IN GLOBAL CRUDE OIL PROCESSING CAPACITY
      • TABLE 59 GLOBAL REFINERY CAPACITY TRENDS (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER⁄DAY)
        • CATALYST REGENEARATION TRENDS
      • TABLE 60 CATALYST REGENERATION TRENDS, THROUGH 2000 (%)
        • METAL PRICE TRENDS
      • TABLE 61 TRENDS IN AVERAGE ANNUAL PRICES1 OF SELECTED METALS, 1994-2001
        • TRENDS IN METAL RECYCLING FROM SPENT AUTOMOTIVE CATALYSTS
      • TABLE 62 SPENT AUTOCATALYST METAL RECOVERY TRENDS (THOUSAND OUNCES)
        • GLOBAL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION TRENDS
          • Regional Trends
      • TABLE 63 GLOBAL POWER PLANT MARKET SHARE TRENDS BY REGION* (% SHARE)
        • Power Generation Market Development Trends
      • TABLE 64 GLOBAL POWER PLANT MARKET SHARE TRENDS BY FACILITY TYPE* (% SHARE)
        • COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
        • CATALYST COMPANIES
          • Catalytica Energy Systems
          • Albemarle
          • Engelhard Corp
          • Akzo Nobel
          • Degussa
          • Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc
          • W.R. Grace
      • TABLE 65 CATALYST COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
        • REFINING COMPANIES
          • Chevron
          • ENI Technologies SPA
          • Statoil
          • Sasol
      • TABLE 66 PETROLEUM REFINING COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005 CHEMICAL AND POLYMERIZATION COMPANIES
        • Dow Chemical
        • DuPont
        • BASF
      • TABLE 67 CHEMICAL AND POLYMERIZATION COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005 POWER GENERATION COMPANIES
        • AES Corp
        • American Electric Power
      • TABLE 68 POWER GENERATION COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005 AUTOMOTIVE COMPANIES
        • Ford Motor Co
        • DaimlerChrysler AG
        • General Motors
        • Toyota
      • TABLE 69 AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
        • CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY MARKET DRIVERS AND THREATS
        • ECONOMY
        • CRUDE OIL INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION
        • ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
      • TABLE 70 ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL COMMERCIAL UNITS
        • CRUDE OIL REFINERY COMPLEXITY AND CONFIGURATION
      • TABLE 71 CONSTRUCTION OF ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL REFINERIES
        • CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTS PRICE DYNAMICS
        • NATURE OF THE MARKET
          • Market Entry
        • CATALYST PERFORMANCE
        • TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
        • NEW TECHNOLOGY
          • Advanced Refining Technologies, LLC
          • British Petroleum (BP)
          • Fortum Oil & Gas, ABB Lummus Global and Akzo Nobel
        • UOP
        • CAPACITY EXPANSION AND NEW CAPACITY
          • Albemarle
          • Advanced Refining Technologies (ART)
          • Axens North America
          • Davison Catalysts
          • Chevron Global Refining
          • Criterion Catalysts & Technologies LP
        • CAPACITY REDUCTION
        • UOP
          • Albemarle
  • MARKET LEADERS IN CATALYST REGENERATION INSTRUMENTATION AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
    • INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL COMPONENTS (FLOW METERS, FLOW COMPUTERS, FLOW INDICATORS, ANALYZERS, DETECTORS, SENSORS AND VALVES)
      • TABLE 72 MARKET LEADERS IN INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL COMPONENTS, 2004
      • TABLE 72 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 72 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 72 (CONTINUED)
    • SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
      • TABLE 73 MARKET LEADERS IN SOFTWARE COMPONENTS FOR CATALYST REGENERATION, 2004
      • TABLE 73 (CONTINUED)
    • COMPANY RESULTS
      • TRICAT INDUSTRIES, INC.
      • EURECAT
      • ALBEMARLE
      • AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS
      • HALDOR TOPSOE
      • CATALYST RECOVERY, INC. (CRI)
      • CATALYTICA ENERGY SYSTEMS (SCR-TECH)
      • W.R. GRACE
      • JOHNSON MATTHEY (JM)
      • BASF
      • ENGELHARD
      • Engelhard (Continued)
      • UOP
      • DEGUSSA
      • NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD
      • SÜD-CHEMIE
      • POROCEL CORP.
      • BABCOCK HITACHI K.K.
        • TABLE 74 COMPANY RESULTS ($ MILLIONS⁄WORLDWIDE SALES)
        • TABLE 74 (CONTINUED)
  • COST REDUCTION AND CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
    • INTRODUCTION
    • BUSINESS CASE: CATALYST REGENERATION
      • FIGURE 32 BETTER THAN NEW
      • FIGURE 33 COMPARED TO NEW CATALYST, REGENERATED CATALYST CONVERTS LESS SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) TO SULFURE TRIOXIDE (SO3)
    • REGENERATION PROCESS: ECONOMICS AND RELIABILITY OF NEW CATALYST VESUS REGENERATED CATALYST
      • Eliminating Disposal Costs
        • TABLE 75 COST COMPARISON: REGENERATION VS. BUYING NEW CATALYST
      • New vs. Regenerated
      • Rejuvenation vs. Regeneration
    • CATALYST MANAGEMENT
    • FIGURE 34 AN OPTIMIZED CATALYST MANAGEMENT PROCESS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT MORE VARIABLES THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED
    • FIGURE 35 STEPS IN CATALYST MANAGEMENT INVOLVING THE OPTIMIZATION OF A WIDE RANGE OF PARAMETERS
      • Start with an Inspection
      • Future Plan
      • Analyze the Data
    • TABLE 76 WAYS TO MEASURE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL
    • FIGURE 36 CATALYST MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOWING PARAMETERS
      • System Optimization
    • FIGURE 37 MULTIPOINT AUTOMATED SAMPLING SYSTEM (MASS) USED FOR AMMONIA INJECTION GRID TURNING
      • Add or Replace?
      • REJUVENATING A CATALYST
    • FIGURE 38 DRY CLEANING USING VACUUMING/AIR LANCING CAN REPLACE CATALYST FOULING DUE TO BUILDUP OF LARGE PARTICLE ASH AND ASH FINES
    • FIGURE 39 ASH REMOVAL
    • FIGURE 40 VACUUMING
    • FIGURE 41 WASHING WITH A CLEANING SOLUTION
    • FIGURE 42 BUBBLING AND AERATION UNDER PRESSURE
      • DEMAND BY TYPE OF CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY
      • CATALYST PHYSICAL SEPARATION
      • PRESULFIDING AND OTHER PRECONDITIONING
      • CATALYST RESALE
      • CATALYST HANDLING (UNLOADING/LOADING)
      • RECYCLING
      • TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE
      • LANDFILL DISPOSAL
        • Landfill Disposal (Continued)
    • TABLE 77 DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT BY SERVICE (VALUE = % OF FRESH CATALYST PRICE)
      • DEMAND BY CATALYST REGENERATION TYPE
    • TABLE 78 GLOBAL MAKRET FORECAST DEMAND FOR SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS) STANDARD REGENERATION
    • TABLE 79 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR STANDARD CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • TURNAROUND REGENERATION
    • TABLE 80 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR TURNAROUND CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • PRERECLAMATION REGENERATION
    • TABLE 81 DEMAND FOR PRERECLAMATION CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION. THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS) DEMAND BY PRODUCT
      • INTRODUCTION
      • DEMAND BY PRODUCT
      • CO/MO CATALYSTS
      • NI/MO CATALYSTS
      • NI/W CATALYSTS
      • FCC SPENT CATALYSTS
      • REFORMER AND ISOMERIZATION CATALYSTS
      • HYDRODEMETALIZATION CATALYSTS
      • ZN-CONTAINING BEDS
      • NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS
        • Noble Metal Catalysts (Continued)
      • ZEOLITES
      • RARE EARTHS
      • VANADIA AND TITANIA
      • MANGANESE OXIDE (HPM CATALYST)
      • COPPER CHROMITE HPC CATALYST
      • OTHER
    • TABLE 82 GLOBAL FORECAST OF DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • DEMAND BY APPLICATION
      • INTRODUCTION
    • TABLE 83 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGENERATED PETROLEUM REFINING CATALYST
    • TABLE 84 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALTIC REFINERY PROCESSING CAPACITY, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION BARRELS PER CALENDAR DAY)
    • TABLE 85 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN CRUDE OIL REFINING BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • Catalytic Hydrotreating and Hydroprocessing
    • TABLE 86 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC HYDROTREATING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 87 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED HYDROTREATING AND HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS FOR DIESEL PRODUCTION
      • FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC)
    • TABLE 88 FCC DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 89 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED FCC CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
      • CATALYTIC REFORMING
    • TABLE 90 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC REFORMING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 91 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED REFORMING CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
      • CATALYTIC HYDROCRACKING
    • TABLE 92 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC HYDROCRACKING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
    • TABLE 93 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED HYDROCRACKING CATALYSTS FOR RESIDUE CONVERSION AND LOW-SULFUR FUEL OIL PRODUCTION
      • ALKYLATION AND ISOMERIZATION
    • TABLE 94 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY ALKYLATION AND ISOMERIZATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • Alkylation
      • Isomerization
    • TABLE 95 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED ALKYLATION AND ISOMERIZATION CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
      • REGENERATED POLYMERIZATION AND CHEMICAL PROCESSING CATALYSTS
    • TABLE 96 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY CHEMICAL, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
        • Organic Synthesis Catalysts
        • Selective Oxidation Catalysts
        • Synthesis Gas Catalysts
        • Hydrogenation Catalysts
        • Oxidative Addition
        • Hydrogenolysis
        • Heterolytic Cleavage
    • TABLE 97 EXAMPLES OF CATALYTIC HYDROGENATIONS IN CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS USING BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS
      • Other Chemical Synthesis Catalysts
    • TABLE 98 GLOBLA MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • POLYMERIZATION
        • Ziegler/Natta Catalysts
        • Single-site Catalysts
        • Reaction Initiators
        • Other Polymerization Catalysts
    • TABLE 99 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY POLYMERIZATION TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGENERATED AUTOMOTIVE CATALYSTS
        • Regenerated Automotive Catalysts (Continued)
    • TABLE 100 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR SPENT AUTOCATALYST PRERECLAMATION REGENERATION BY METAL TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • REGENERATED FLUE GAS AND WASTE TREATMENT CATALYSTS
        • Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR)
          • Selective Catalytic .... (Continued)
        • Catalytic Oxidation
    • TABLE 101 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR FLUE GAS AND WASTE CATALYST SUPPLY BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • TECHNOLOGY
      • INTRODUCTION
    • TABLE 102 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYST MANAGEMENT BY ACTIVITY COST, THROUGH 2010 ($/LB)
      • CATALYST MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
        • CATALYST MANAGEMENT .... (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 103 TYPICAL CATALYST MANAGEMENT (%)
    • FIGURE 43 AKZO NOBEL CATALYST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
    • FIGURE 44 EURECAT CATALYST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
    • FIGURE 45 TYPICAL SCR CATALYST MANAGEMENT PLAN
    • TABLE 104 SCR CATALYST MANAGEMENT*
      • METALS RECOVERY FROM SPENT CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
    • FIGURE 46 SCHEMATIC OF PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY FROM SPENT CATALYSTS
      • Hydrometallurgy Technology
      • Pyrometallurgy Technology
      • THE AQUACAT PROCESS
      • SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
    • TABLE 105 MEASURES TO LIMIT COKE FORMATION IN VARIOUS REACTOR TYPES
      • TECHNOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE OF CATALYST REGENERATION SERVICE
    • TABLE 106 CHARACTERIZATION OF SPENT EBZ-500 AS RECEIVED AND AFTER LABORATORY REGENERATION
      • Catalyst Regeneration Technology at an Off-site Facility
    • TABLE 107 MASS BALANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL REGENERATION OF A TWO-BED REACTOR OF EBZ-500 CATALYST UNLOADED FROM A EUROPEAN UNIT (% OF CATALYST)
    • TABLE 108 ANALYSIS OF SPENT, LABORATORY AND INDUSTRIALLY REGENERATED CATALYST
      • Regenerated Catalyst Performance
    • TABLE 109 PERFORMANCE OF FRESH AND REGENERATED EBZ- 500 CATALYST IN THE COMMERCIAL UNIT
      • NORMAL ADD AND REPLACE SEQUENCE
    • FIGURE 47 NORMAL ADD AND REPLACE SEQUENCE
      • CATALYST REGENERATION SEQUENCE
    • FIGURE 48 ATALYST REGENERATION SEQUENCE
      • SPENT AND REGENERATED CATALYST EVALUATION AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNOLOGY
      • SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
      • PHYSISORPTION ANALYSES
      • CHEMISORPTION ANALYSES
    • TABLE 110 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE FOR H2-CHEMISORPTION MEASUREMENTS
      • TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED TECHNIQUE
    • FIGURE 49 EXPERIMENTAL SETUPS FOR NO-TPD MEASUREMENTS IN A VACUUM
      • X-RAY DIFFRACTION
    • FIGURE 50 X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER SCHEMATIC
      • X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
    • FIGURE 51 XPS MACHINE SCHEMATIC
      • X-RAY FLUORESCENCE
    • FIGURE 52 X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER SCHEMATIC
    • FIGURE 53 EXPERIMENTAL SETUPS FOR ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
    • TABLE 111 COMPARISON OF TEST GAS MIXTURE FOR ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
      • CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
      • DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY CONTAMINATION AND POISON TYPE
    • FIGURE 54 DEACTIVATION MECHANISMS: A) COKE FORMATION, B) POISONING, C) SINTERING OF ACTIVE METAL PARTICLES AND D) SINTERING AND SOLID-SOLID PHASE TRANSITIONS OF THE WASHCOAT AND ENCAPSULATION OF ACTIVE METAL PARTICLES
      • COKE DEPOSITION
      • SINTERING (THERMAL DEGRADATION, PHASE SEPARATION OR PHASE TRANSFORMATION)
      • ACTIVE SURFACE FOULING
      • DEPOSITION OF ALKALINE AND ALKALINE EARTH METALS
      • ARSENIC POISONING
      • EROSION
      • PLUGGING
      • SULFURIC COMPOUND ADSORPTION
      • CARBON MONOXIDE ADSORPTION
      • SODIUM
      • SILICON
      • IRON
      • LOW METALS
    • TABLE 112 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY DEACTIVATION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • TABLE 112 (CONTINUED)
      • DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTION AND REACTOR
    • FIGURE 55 CATALYST REGENEATION SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF RAPIDLY DEACTIVATING CATALYSTS IN COMMERCIAL REACTOR SYSTEMS
    • TABLE 113 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GAS-PHASE REACTIONS
    • TABLE 114 COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION GASPHASE REACTIONS/REACTORS
      • Simple Fixed-Bed Reactor
      • Monolith Reactor
      • Fixed Bed with Combustion Zone
      • Radial Flow Reactor
      • Moving-bed Reactor
      • Fluidized-bed Reactor
      • Entrained-flow Reactor
    • TABLE 115 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN GAS-PHASE REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • GAS-LIQUID REACTIONS
    • TABLE 116 COMMERCIAL SPENT-CATALYST GENERATION GASLIQUID REACTIONS AND REACTORS
      • Trickle-flow Reactor
      • Moving-bed Reactor
      • Three-phase Fluidized-bed Reactor
    • TABLE 117 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN GAS-LIQUID REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • LIQUID-LIQUID REACTIONS
        • Stirred-tank Reactor
        • Packed-bed Reactor
        • Circulating Fluidized Bed
    • TABLE 118 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN LIQUID-LIQUID REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY SITE/METHOD TECHNOLOGY
    • TABLE 119 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION DEMAND BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • OFF-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
      • Rotating-kiln Process Technology
      • Moving-belt Oven Process Technology
      • Fluidized-bed Oven (TRP Process Technology)
      • Ultrasound Process Technology
      • Other
    • TABLE 120 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR OFF-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • ON-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
    • TABLE 121 ON-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
      • Cyclic, Continuous Regeneration
      • Semiregeneration
      • Off-line Regeneration
      • Continuous Catalyst Circulation and Cyclic Unit
      • Regenerative Catalytic
    • TABLE 122 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR ON-SITE SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • TABLE 122 (CONTINUED)
      • DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
      • METAL-BASED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
      • CHEMICAL-BASED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
      • ZEOLITE-BASED MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY
      • OTHER AND RARE EARTHS MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES
    • TABLE 123 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYST BY MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY
        • Flux Rate
        • Filtration Media and Cleanability
      • GUARD BEDS AND TOPLAYER TECHNOLOGY
        • Guard Beds and Toplayer .... (Continued)
      • CASCADING TECHNOLOGY
      • RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY
    • TABLE 124 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
      • TECHNOECONOMICS OF SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION
    • TABLE 125 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR CATALYST REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATE, 2002-2010 (%)
    • TABLE 126 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR CATALYST REGENERATION COST ESTIMATE, 2002-2010 (%)
      • ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY FROM SPENT CATALYSTS
    • TABLE 127 MODEL CALCULATION VALUES
    • TABLE 128 OPERATING COSTS
      • CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECTS
      • SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
      • CORROSION CONSIDERATIONS
      • SAFETY AND CORROSION CONSIDERATIONS FOR ALKYLATION TECHNOLOGY
      • SAFETY AND CORROSION CONSIDERATIONS FOR FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING
      • SAFETY AND CORROSION CONSIDERATIONS FOR CATALYTIC REFORMING
    • TABLE 129 SELECTED SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS PRODUCTS
      • CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
    • TABLE 130 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
      • TABLE 130 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 130 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 130 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 130 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 130 (CONTINUED)
      • CATALYST REGENERATION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTANT APPROACHES
    • TABLE 131 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTANT APPROACHES
      • TABLE 131 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 131 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 131 (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 131 (CONTINUED)
      • CATALYST REGENERATION PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS
    • TABLE 132 PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS
      • TABLE 132 (CONTINUED)
      • NEW TECHNOLOGIES
      • ADVANCED DESULFURIZATION PROCESS
      • IN SITU REGENERATION OF SCR CATALYST FOR COALFIRED APPLICATIONS
      • RESTAURANT CHAINS CLEAR THE AIR WITH ENGELHARD TECHNOLOGY
      • DEVICE FOR TESTING RISER REACTOR CATALYST ACTIVITY
      • ALKYCLEAN
    • TABLE 133 FEEDSTOCK EFFECTS (ESTIMATED)
      • Process Scheme
      • DIRECT SULFUR RECOVERY PROCESS (DSRP)
    • FIGURE 56 CONCEPTURAL DSRP INTEGRATED WITH HOT COAL GAS DESULFURIZATION
      • INEXPENSIVE IN SITU PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE TOOL FOR SCR CATALYST IN THE POWER PLANT ENVIRONMENT
      • PARTICULATE MATTER FILTER TRAP REGENERATION
        • Passive Regeneration
        • Active Regeneration
    • SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM
      • PLASMA FUEL REFORMER-ENABLED NOX TRAP
      • INVESTMENT BY A MAJOR CATALYST REGENERATION COMPANY
      • EURECAT (ALBEMARLE GROUP)
      • CATALYST RECOVERY, INC. (CRI)
      • TRICAT
      • SCR-TECH
      • ALBEMARLE
      • ENGELHARD
      • DEGUSSA
      • AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS
      • UOP
      • BRITISH PETROLEUM
      • SÜD-CHEMIE
      • HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL CORP
      • BABCOCK HITACHI K.K.
    • TABLE 134 INVESTMENTS MADE BY MAJOR CATALYST REGENERATION COMPANIES, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)
      • PATENT EVALUATION AND MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN CATALYST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE SCURVE
    • TABLE 135 PATENTS BY MAJOR R&D CATALYST COMPANY (NUMBER/YEAR)
      • MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN CATALYST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE S-CURVE
        • Major Developments In Catalyst....(Continued)
    • FIGURE 57 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN CATALYST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE S-CURVE
    • FIGURE 58 DIESEL OXIDATION FILTER
      • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERS
      • DEGUSSA
      • CRI (SHELL CHEMICALS)
      • BASF
      • UOP
      • HALDOR TOPSOE
      • SÜD-CHEMIE
      • IFP
      • TOTAL S.A.
      • BABCOCK-HITACHI KK
    • TABLE 136 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING BY COMPANY, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)
  • COMPANY PROFILES
    • SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION, RECYCLING AND REACTOR MANAGEMENT
    • A-1 SPECIALIZED SERVICES & SUPPLIES, INC.
    • ABB USA - CHEMICALS
    • ACTIVATED METALS & CHEMICALS GROUP (AMC)
    • ADVANCED REFINING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (ART)
    • AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    • AIR LIQUIDE
    • AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS
    • ALBEMARLE CORP
    • ALCOA
    • AXENS-IFP GROUP TECHNOLOGIES
    • ARVINMERITOR, INC
    • BABCOCK-HITACHI K.K.
    • BASF
    • BRITISH PETROLEUM (BP)
    • BUCHEN-ICS
    • CAMERON ENVIRONMENTAL
    • CAT TECH, INC
    • CATAL INTERNATIONAL, LTD
    • CATALYST RECOVERY, INC. (CRI CATALYST CO.)
    • CATALYST TRADING CO., LTD
    • CATALYTICA ENERGY SYSTEMS
    • CHENGDU SIO CHEMICAL
    • CHEVRON LUMMUS GLOBAL (CLG)
    • CROMPTON CORP
    • CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    • CONOCOPHILLIPS
    • CONTRACT RESOURCES
    • CORTEC CORP
    • CRI/CRITERION CATALYST CO., LTD
    • CRITERION CATALYSTS
    • CRYSTAPHASE TECHNOLOGY
    • DEGUSSA CATALYSTS CORP.
    • DOW CHEMICAL
    • DUPONT
    • EAS, INC.
    • ENBW INGENIEURE GMBH
    • ENGELHARD
    • EQUILIBRIUM CATALYST, INC (ECI)
    • ETHYL CORP
    • EURECAT US, INC.
    • EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH CO.
    • FEDERAL CONTAINER CORP.
    • FILTRA CATALYSTS AND CHEMICALS, LTD.
    • FISHER SCIENTIFIC
    • GEMINI INDUSTRIES, INC.
    • GRACE DAVISON
    • GULF PETROLEUM EXCHANGE
    • HALDOR TOPSOE A/S
    • HERA, LLC
    • HUNTSMAN CORP.
    • IDAHO NATIONAL ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY
    • INDIAN PETROCHEMICAL CORP. (IPC)
    • IFP
    • INTERCAT, INC.
    • INEOS OXIDE
    • ITS CALEB BRETT
    • JEANBLANC INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    • JIANGYIN JINMA SOLVENT CHEMICALS CO., LTD
    • JOHNSON MATTHEY CHEMICALS
    • JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC
    • KWH
    • LAROCHE INDUSTRIES, INC.
    • LEMETRIX SOLUTIONS, LLC
    • METALLURG VANADIUM
    • MIDWEST CUSTOM CHEMICALS, INC.
    • MONSANTO ENVIRO-CHEM SYSTEMS
    • MOXBA
    • MULTIMETCO, INC.
    • NALCO CHEMICAL CO
    • NIKKI CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
    • OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP.
    • ORYXE ENERGY
    • OXYCHEM
    • PETROVAL
    • PM RECOVERY, INC.
    • PROTEC INTERNATIONAL
    • RELIANCE PETROLEUM, LTD.
    • ROYAL DUTCH/SHELL GROUP
    • RPA PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES
    • SABIN METAL CORP.
    • SACHTLEBEN
    • SASOL, LTD.
    • SCR SPENT CATALYST RECYCLING
    • SCR-TECH
    • SFVIC, LTD.
    • SHELL CHEMICALS
    • SÜD-CHEMIE AG
    • STATOIL
    • TECHNIVAC, LTD.
    • TRICAT, INC
    • TOTAL S.A.
    • UOP LLC
    • UNICAT CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    • W.R. GRACE & CO
    • W.C. HERAEUS GMBH & CO. KG
    • ZEOLYST INTERNATIONAL
    • WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
    • PROWASTE, INC
    • ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING ALTERNATIVES, INC. (ERA)
    • ECS REFINING
    • AGMET METALS
    • GULF COAST HYDROCARBONS, INC.
    • RCT, INC.
    • FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.
    • TOTAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
    • APPERTAIN CORP.
    • FLOW METERS, FLOW COMPUTERS AND FLOW INDICATORS
    • EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
    • SAGE METERING, INC
    • YOKOGAWA CORP. OF AMERICA
    • SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC.
    • ALICAT SCIENTIFIC
    • CATALYST REGENERATION INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL COMPONENTS
    • HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
    • PARKER INSTRUMENTATION
    • DAVIDSON INSTRUMENTS
    • EXTECH INSTRUMENTS
    • POWER GENERATORS
    • AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER (AEP)
    • SOUTHERN COMPANY

LIST OF TABLES

  • SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYSTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL CATALYST DEMAND, THROUGH 2010 (%)
  • TABLE 3 COST OF FRESH AND REGENERATED CATALYSTS ($/LB)
  • TABLE 4 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR COST OF SPENT CATALYST USE BY OPTION, THROUGH 2010 ($/LB)
  • TABLE 5 OVERVIEW OF SERVICES VALUE IN CATALYST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY (%)
  • TABLE 6 OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES
  • TABLE 7 PREBURNING IMPROVES SAMPLING ACCURACY
  • TABLE 8 TYPICAL CATALYST DATA REPORT
  • TABLE 9 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OVERVIEW OF REGENERATED CATALYST DEMAND BY ECONOMIC SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 10 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY FUEL TYPE, THROUGH 2010 (QUADRILLION BTU PER YEAR)
  • TABLE 11 OVERVIEW OF WORLD KEY ECONOMIC INDICATORS, 2002-2010 (% GROWTH)
  • TABLE 12 OVERVIEW OF WORLDWIDE GDP AND GDP GROWTH
  • TABLE 13 OVERVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES, THROUGH 2005
  • TABLE 14 OVERVIEW OF NICKEL AND STEEL METAL PRICES (INDEX: JANUARY 1998 = 1.0)
  • TABLE 15 ALUMINUM, COBALT, COPPER, ZINC, TIN, CHROMIUM AND MOLYBDENUM METAL PRICE FORECASTS*, THROUGH 2005 (¢/LB)
  • TABLE 16 PLATINUM GROUP METAL PRICE FORECASTS, THROUGH 2005 ($/OZ)
  • TABLE 17 OPERATING COST INDEX FOR HF AND H2SO4, THROUGH 2005 (BASED ON 1956 = 100.0)
  • TABLE 18 COST OF RARE EARTHS AND MAGNESIUM, THROUGH 2005
  • TABLE 19 COMPARISON OF SPENT CATALYSTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (% W/W)
  • TABLE 20 SIGNIFICANCE OF CATALYST PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
  • TABLE 21 OVERVIEW OF THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF CATALYST ACTIVITY DETERIORATION
  • TABLE 22 CATALYST REGENATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
  • TABLE 23 SULFUR LIMITS IN SELECT COUNTRIES (PARTS PER MILLION)
  • TABLE 24 THE EVOLUTION OF AUTO EMISSION STANDARDS IN THE U.S. (GRAMS POLLUTANT PER MILE)
  • TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYST REGION/MARKET BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 26 SECTOR/PRODUCT MATRIX
  • TABLE 27 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 28 CHARACTERISTICS OF FRESH, SPENT AND REGENERATED CATALYSTS
  • TABLE 29 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION (WT %) OF SPENT CATALYST AND OTHER RAW MATERIALS
  • TABLE 30 COMPOSITION OF SPENT NICKEL CATALYSTS USED IN HYDROGENATION OF EDIBLE FATS AND OILS (%)
  • TABLE 31 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE CUBES PREPARED FROM SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL AGGREGATES
  • TABLE 32 TYPICAL PILOT PLANT TEST SUMMARY
  • TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION/METAL RECOVERY/DISPOSAL ECONOMICS, THROUGH 2010
  • TABLE 34 REGENERATED CATALYST RESALE ECONOMICS
  • TABLE 35 A CHANGING CATALYST INDUSTRY MARKET STRUCTURE (%)
  • TABLE 36 SUPPLIER OFFERINGS (2005)
  • TABLE 37 CATALYST OPERATING CONDITIONS
  • TABLE 38 LABORATORY TEST RESULTS (%)
  • TABLE 39 SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF WORK
  • TABLE 40 TEST CONDITIONS FOR REGENERATED SCR CATALYST
  • TABLE 41 PRODUCT PERFORMANCE OBTAINED
  • TABLE 42 CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION BY COMPANY/APPLICATION SECTOR, 2005 (%)
  • TABLE 43 MARKET LEADERSHIP BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION, 2005
  • TABLE 44 COMPANY CATALYST REGENERATION SEGMENTATION BY SERVICE, 2005
  • TABLE 45 JOHNSON MATTHEY REFINING CATALYST RESIDUE AND METAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  • TABLE 46 MOST FREQUENTLY REQUESTED TOTAL CATALYST MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  • TABLE 47 CATALYST REGENERATION SEGMENTATION BY TECHNOLOGY, 2005
  • TABLE 48 COMPETITIVE RATES FOR THE CATALYST REGENERATION INDUSTRY ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 49 CORPORATE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
  • TABLE 50 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST OF DEMAND FOR CATALYTS REGENERATION BY REGION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 51 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FORECAST FOR THE REGENERATED CATALYST MARKET BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 52 EUROPEAN MARKET FORECAST FOR DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 53 ASIAN MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 54 R-O-W MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY USE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 55 REST-OF-WORLD MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 56 GLOBAL CASH OPERATING MARGINS IN CRUDE OIL REFINING, 2005
  • TABLE 57 TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL REFINING MARGINS ($/BARREL)
  • TABLE 58 TRENDS IN CRUDE OIL QUALITY PROCESSED IN U.S. REFINERIES,THROUGH 2001
  • TABLE 59 GLOBAL REFINERY CAPACITY TRENDS (THOUSANDS OF BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL PER/DAY)
  • TABLE 60 CATALYST REGENERATION TRENDS, THROUGH 2000 (%)
  • TABLE 61 TRENDS IN AVERAGE ANNUAL PRICES1 OF SELECTED METALS, 1994-2001
  • TABLE 62 SPENT AUTOCATALYST METAL RECOVERY TRENDS (THOUSAND OUNCES)
  • TABLE 63 GLOBAL POWER PLANT MARKET SHARE TRENDS BY REGION* (% SHARE)
  • TABLE 64 GLOBAL POWER PLANT MARKET SHARE TRENDS BY FACILITY TYPE* (% SHARE)
  • TABLE 65 CATALYST COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
  • TABLE 66 PETROLEUM REFINING COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
  • TABLE 67 CHEMICAL AND POLYMERIZATION COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
  • TABLE 68 POWER GENERATION COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
  • TABLE 69 AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY MARKET CAPITALIZATION AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, 2005
  • TABLE 70 ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL COMMERCIAL UNITS
  • TABLE 71 CONSTRUCTION OF ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL REFINERIES
  • TABLE 72 MARKET LEADERS IN INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL COMPONENTS, 2004
  • TABLE 73 MARKET LEADERS IN SOFTWARE COMPONENTS FOR CATALYST REGENERATION, 2004
  • TABLE 74 COMPANY RESULTS ($ MILLIONS/WORLDWIDE SALES)
  • TABLE 75 COST COMPARISON: REGENERATION VS. BUYING NEW CATALYST
  • TABLE 76 WAYS TO MEASURE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND POTENTIAL
  • TABLE 77 DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT BY SERVICE (VALUE = % OF FRESH CATALYST PRICE)
  • TABLE 78 GLOBAL MAKRET FORECAST DEMAND FOR SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 79 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR STANDARD CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 80 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR TURNAROUND CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 81 DEMAND FOR PRERECLAMATION CATALYST REGENERATION BY OPERATION. THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 82 GLOBAL FORECAST OF DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY PRODUCT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 83 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 84 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALTIC REFINERY PROCESSING CAPACITY, THROUGH 2010 (MILLION BARRELS PER CALENDAR DAY)
  • TABLE 85 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN CRUDE OIL REFINING BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 86 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC HYDROTREATING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 87 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED HYDROTREATING AND HYDROPROCESSING CATALYSTS FOR DIESEL PRODUCTION
  • TABLE 88 FCC DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 89 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED FCC CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
  • TABLE 90 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC REFORMING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 91 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED REFORMING CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
  • TABLE 92 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYTIC HYDROCRACKING DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 93 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED HYDROCRACKING CATALYSTS FOR RESIDUE CONVERSION AND LOW-SULFUR FUEL OIL PRODUCTION
  • TABLE 94 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY ALKYLATION AND ISOMERIZATION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 95 CONVENTIONAL AND IMPROVED ALKYLATION AND ISOMERIZATION CATALYSTS FOR GASOLINE PRODUCTION
  • TABLE 96 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY CHEMICAL, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 97 EXAMPLES OF CATALYTIC HYDROGENATIONS IN CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS USING BASE AND PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS
  • TABLE 98 GLOBLA MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 99 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATION CATALYSTS BY POLYMERIZATION TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 100 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR SPENT AUTOCATALYST PRERECLAMATION REGENERATION BY METAL TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 101 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR FLUE GAS AND WASTE CATALYST SUPPLY BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 102 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR REGENERATED CATALYST MANAGEMENT BY ACTIVITY COST, THROUGH 2010 ($/LB)
  • TABLE 103 TYPICAL CATALYST MANAGEMENT (%)
  • TABLE 104 SCR CATALYST MANAGEMENT*
  • TABLE 105 MEASURES TO LIMIT COKE FORMATION IN VARIOUS REACTOR TYPES
  • TABLE 106 CHARACTERIZATION OF SPENT EBZ-500 AS RECEIVED AND AFTER LABORATORY REGENERATION
  • TABLE 107 MASS BALANCE OF THE COMMERCIAL REGENERATION OF A TWO-BED REACTOR OF EBZ-500 CATALYST UNLOADED FROM A EUROPEAN UNIT (% OF CATALYST)
  • TABLE 108 ANALYSIS OF SPENT, LABORATORY AND INDUSTRIALLY REGENERATED CATALYST
  • TABLE 109 PERFORMANCE OF FRESH AND REGENERATED EBZ-500 CATALYST IN THE COMMERCIAL UNIT
  • TABLE 110 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE FOR H2-CHEMISORPTION MEASUREMENTS
  • TABLE 111 COMPARISON OF TEST GAS MIXTURE FOR ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
  • TABLE 112 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY DEACTIVATION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 112 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 113 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTION, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 114 COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION GASPHASE REACTIONS/REACTORS
  • TABLE 115 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN GAS-PHASE REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 116 COMMERCIAL SPENT-CATALYST GENERATION GASLIQUID REACTIONS AND REACTORS
  • TABLE 117 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN GAS-LIQUID REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 118 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR CATALYST REGENERATION IN LIQUID-LIQUID REACTION BY COMMERCIAL SPENT CATALYST GENERATION REACTORS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 119 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION DEMAND BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 120 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR OFF-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 121 ON-SITE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
  • TABLE 122 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR ON-SITE SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION BY PROCESS TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 123 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYST BY MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 124 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST DEMAND FOR REGENERATED CATALYSTS BY DEPLOYMENT TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 125 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR CATALYST REPLACEMENT COST ESTIMATE, 2002-2010 (%)
  • TABLE 126 GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR CATALYST REGENERATION COST ESTIMATE, 2002-2010 (%)
  • TABLE 127 MODEL CALCULATION VALUES
  • TABLE 128 OPERATING COSTS
  • TABLE 129 SELECTED SAFETY CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS PRODUCTS
  • TABLE 130 TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
  • TABLE 131 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPORTANT APPROACHES
  • TABLE 132 PROCESSES AND APPLICATIONS
  • TABLE 133 FEEDSTOCK EFFECTS (ESTIMATED)
  • TABLE 134 INVESTMENTS MADE BY MAJOR CATALYST REGENERATION COMPANIES, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TABLE 135 PATENTS BY MAJOR R&D CATALYST COMPANY (NUMBER/YEAR)
  • TABLE 136 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SPENDING BY COMPANY, THROUGH 2005 ($ MILLIONS)

LIST OF FIGURES

  • SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR CATALYST REGENERATION BY SITE TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  • FIGURE 1 ROTO-LOUVRE CATALYST REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY FIGURE 2 MOVING-BELT OVEN EX SITU CATALYST REGENERATION PROCESS
  • FIGURE 3 SCR REGENERATION STRATEGIES
  • FIGURE 4 SCR-TECH CATALYST REGENERATION DEVELOPMENT, 1996-2004
  • FIGURE 5 SCR-TECH REGENERATION EXPERIENCE
  • FIGURE 6 RHENIUM METAL PRICES
  • FIGURE 7 AGEING-INDUCED STRUCTURAL AND CHEMICAL CHANGES IN AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST CATALYST
  • FIGURE 8 QUARTELY FOREIGN GROSS REFINING MARGINS, 2002- 2005
  • FIGURE 9 STRUCTURE AND SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS
  • FIGURE 10 TYPICAL LABORATORY SPENT CATALYST REGENERATION/REJUVENATION PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM
  • FIGURE 11 COMPARISON OF SPENT AND REGENERATED CATALYST PERFORMANCE
  • FIGURE 12 ACTIVITY (K) IN COMPARISON TO FACTORY NEW ACTIVITY (K0) BEFORE AND AFTER REGENERATION (SAMPLES)
  • FIGURE 13 EFFECT OF FIRING TEMPERATURES ON METALS LEACHING FROM SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE MATERIALS
  • FIGURE 14 EFFECT OF FIRING TEMPERATURES ON COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE MATERIALS
  • FIGURE 15 CHALLENGES FACING KEY PLAYERS IN THE CATALYST REGENERATION BUSINESS CHAIN
  • FIGURE 16 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH KF 757: CUSTOMER A
  • FIGURE 17 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH AND REGENERATED KF 756: CUSTOMER B
  • FIGURE 18 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH KF 757 AND REGENERATED KF 756: CUSTOMER C
  • FIGURE 19 PERFORMANCE OF REGENERATED KF 757 VS. FRESH KF 757: CUSTOMER D
  • FIGURE 20 HISTORY OF BHK ACTIVITY IN SCR CATALYST REGENERATION
  • FIGURE 21 REGENERATION SCHEDULE
  • FIGURE 22 SCR-TECH CATALYST REGENERATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
  • FIGURE 23 THE PRECIOUS METAL LOOP
  • FIGURE 24 COMPLETED CATALYST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS, 1998- 2003
  • FIGURE 25 THE TRICAT XPRESS REGENERATION PROCESS
  • FIGURE 26 EURECAT ROTOLOUVRE REGENERATION TECHNOLOGY
  • FIGURE 27 MOVING-BELT CATALYST REGENERATION PROCESS
  • FIGURE 28 AN EFFCIENT DEIONIZED WATER-BASED, CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM FOR REMOVAL OF SOLUBLE CATALYST POISONS AND SURFACE-BINDING LAYERS WHILE CATALYST MODULES REMAIN IN THE SCR REACTOR
  • FIGURE 29 JOHNSON MATTHEY AQUACAT PROCESS FOR RECOVERY OF PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS
  • FIGURE 30 BABCOCK HITACHI K.K. REGENERATION PROCESS
  • FIGURE 31 WORLD TRENDS IN NOMINAL CRUDE OIL PRICES, 1970-2005
  • FIGURE 32 BETTER THAN NEW
  • FIGURE 33 COMPARED TO NEW CATALYST, REGENERATED CATALYST CONVERTS LESS SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) TO SULFURE TRIOXIDE (SO3)
  • FIGURE 34 AN OPTIMIZED CATALYST MANAGEMENT PROCESS TAKES INTO ACCOUNT MORE VARIABLES THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED
  • FIGURE 35 STEPS IN CATALYST MANAGEMENT INVOLVING THE OPTIMIZATION OF A WIDE RANGE OF PARAMETERS
  • FIGURE 36 CATALYST MANAGEMENT PLAN SHOWING PARAMETERS
  • FIGURE 37 MULTIPOINT AUTOMATED SAMPLING SYSTEM (MASS) USED FOR AMMONIA INJECTION GRID TURNING
  • FIGURE 38 DRY CLEANING USING VACUUMING/AIR LANCING CAN REPLACE CATALYST FOULING DUE TO BUILDUP OF LARGE PARTICLE ASH AND ASH FINES
  • FIGURE 39 ASH REMOVAL
  • FIGURE 40 VACUUMING
  • FIGURE 41 WASHING WITH A CLEANING SOLUTION
  • FIGURE 42 BUBBLING AND AERATION UNDER PRESSURE
  • FIGURE 43 AKZO NOBEL CATALYST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • FIGURE 44 EURECAT CATALYST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
  • FIGURE 45 TYPICAL SCR CATALYST MANAGEMENT PLAN
  • FIGURE 46 SCHEMATIC OF PRECIOUS METAL RECOVERY FROM SPENT CATALYSTS
  • FIGURE 47 NORMAL ADD AND REPLACE SEQUENCE
  • FIGURE 48 ATALYST REGENERATION SEQUENCE
  • FIGURE 49 EXPERIMENTAL SETUPS FOR NO-TPD MEASUREMENTS IN A VACUUM
  • FIGURE 50 X-RAY DIFFRACTOMETER SCHEMATIC
  • FIGURE 51 XPS MACHINE SCHEMATIC
  • FIGURE 52 X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER SCHEMATIC
  • FIGURE 53 EXPERIMENTAL SETUPS FOR ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS
  • FIGURE 54 DEACTIVATION MECHANISMS: A) COKE FORMATION, B) POISONING, C) SINTERING OF ACTIVE METAL PARTICLES AND D) SINTERING AND SOLID-SOLID PHASE TRANSITIONS OF THE WASHCOAT AND ENCAPSULATION OF ACTIVE METAL PARTICLES
  • FIGURE 55 CATALYST REGENEATION SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF RAPIDLY DEACTIVATING CATALYSTS IN COMMERCIAL REACTOR SYSTEMS
  • FIGURE 56 CONCEPTURAL DSRP INTEGRATED WITH HOT COAL GAS DESULFURIZATION
  • FIGURE 57 MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN CATALYST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS ALONG THE S-CURVE
  • FIGURE 58 DIESEL OXIDATION FILTER
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