Petrochemical (Petroleum and Chemical) Catalysts

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
  • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
  • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM
  • SCOPE AND FORMAT
  • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
  • RELATED BCC WORK CREDENTIALS
  • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DISCLAIMER
• SUMMARY
  • Summary Table: U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure: U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYST MARKETS BY PROCESS, U.S. MERCHANT SALES, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• OVERVIEW
  • CATALYSIS AND CATALYSTS: HISTORY AND BACKGROUND
    • DEFINITION
    • HISTORY
      • History (Continued)
    • PROCESSES
      • Catalyst Makeup
    • HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS
      • Reaction Parameters
      • Theory of Heterogeneous Catalysis
    • HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS
      • Advantages
        • Molecular Catalysts
      • Commercial Applications
        • Commercial Applications (Continued)
      • Multiphase Homogeneous Catalysis
      • Phase-Transfer Catalysis
    • ACID AND BASE CATALYSIS AND CATALYSTS
      • Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts
        • Heterogeneous Acid Catalysts (Continued)
      • Homogeneous Acid/Base Catalysts
    • FREE RADICAL CATALYSTS
    • THE PERIODIC TABLE AND TRANSITION ELEMENTS
      • Transition Group Metals
  • Table 1 TRANSITION METALS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
  • Table 2 CHEMICAL SYMBOLS FOR COMMON CATALYTIC ELEMENTS
    • CHEMICAL PROCESSING
      • Importance of the U.S. Chemical Industry
      • Types of Catalytic Chemical Reactions
    • PETROLEUM REFINING
      • Historical Background
      • Petroleum Refining Processes
        • Petroleum Refining Processes (Continued)
  • Table 3 INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF U.S. REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES, 1985-2005 (PERCENTAGES BASED ON CRUDE INPUT)
  • Table 4 SHARE OF INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF EUROPEAN UNION REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES BY CRUDE INPUT, 1985-2005 (%)
    • Industry Structure
      • Market Leaders
      • The Refining Margin
  • Table 5 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING MARGINS AND PRODUCTION COSTS, 1988-2001 ($ PER BARREL)
    • Refining Capacity
      • Refining Capacity (Continued)
  • Table 6 U.S. REFINERIES AND PROCESS CAPACITIES, 1987-2005 (1,000 BARRELS PER DAY)
    • Importance to the U.S. and World Economies
      • Importance to The U.S. and World Economies (Continued)
    • Major Petroleum Products and Applications
  • Table 7 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING: INPUTS AND PRODUCTS, 2002 AND 2003
    • Petroleum Refinery Streams and Products
      • Petroleum Refinery Streams and Products (Continued)
    • Types of Petroleum Refineries
      • Types of Petroleum Refineries (Continued)
    • Refinery Catalytic Processes and Catalysts
    • OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR CATALYSTS
      • Automotive Emission Controls
        • Automotive Emission Controls (Continued)
      • Stationary Source Emissions Control
      • Other Environmental Catalysis
    • MATERIALS USED TO PRODUCE CATALYSTS
      • BASE METALS AND COMPOUNDS
      • Aluminum (Al)
        • Aluminum Alkyls
      • Bismuth (Bi)
      • Chromium (Cr)
      • Cobalt (Co)
      • Copper (Cu)
      • Hafnium (Hf)
      • Iron (Fe)
      • Lithium (Li)
      • Magnesium (Mg)
      • Manganese (Mn)
      • Mercury (Hg)
      • Molybdenum (Mo)
      • Nickel (Ni)
        • Raney Nickel
      • Phosphorus (P)
      • Potassium (K)
      • Rhenium (Re)
      • Tin (Sn)
      • Titanium (Ti)
      • Tungsten (W)
      • Vanadium (V)
      • Zinc (Zn)
      • Zirconium (Zr)
      • NOBLE (PRECIOUS) METALS
        • Gold (Au)
        • Iridium (Ir)
        • Palladium (Pd)
  • Table 8 AVERAGE PRICES FOR NOBLE METALS, THROUGH 2005 ($ PER TROY OUNCE)
    • Platinum (Pt)
    • Rhodium (Rh)
    • Ruthenium (Ru)
    • Silver (Ag)
    • ALUMINOSILICATES
      • Zeolites
        • Zeolites (Continued)
        • Natural Zeolites
        • Synthetic Zeolites
        • ExxonMobils ZSM-5 Zeolites
  • Table 9 SOME CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF ZSM-5 ZEOLITES
    • Petrochemical/Chemical Processes
    • Petroleum Refining Processes
    • Molecular Sieves
    • ORGANIC PEROXIDES
  • Table 10 TYPICAL TYPES OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES
    • OTHER NONMETALLIC CATALYSTS, CARRIERS, AND SUPPORTS
      • Powdered Supports
      • Particulate Supports
      • Alumina
      • Activated Carbon
      • Clays
      • Synthetic Ion Exchange Resins
      • Other Catalyst Supports
        • Calcium Carbonate
        • Barium Sulfate
        • Kieselguhr
        • Magnesium Compounds
        • Silica
• CHEMICAL PROCESS CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
  • SUMMARY MARKET FORECAST
  • Table 11 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 1 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • HYDROGENATION
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 12 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 2 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 13 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • FATS AND OILS
      • Fats and Oils (Continued)
    • CYCLOHEXANE FROM BENZENE
    • BY-PRODUCT HYDROGENATION IN ETHYLENE PLANTS
    • AMINES FROM NITRO COMPOUNDS
    • PHARMACEUTICAL AND FINE CHEMICAL HYDROGENATIONS
    • DEHYDROGENATION
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 14 U.S. FORECAST FOR DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKETS BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • COMMERCIAL DEHYDROGENATION REACTIONS
    • STYRENE SYNTHESIS
    • ORGANIC SYNTHESIS
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 15 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 3 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 16 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ALKYLATION
      • Ethylbenzene
      • Cumene
      • Linear Alkylbenzene
    • AMINATION
    • AROMATIZATION
    • BUTANEDIOL FROM MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
    • CONDENSATION REACTIONS
    • DISPROPORTIONATION AND METATHESIS
      • Disproportionation and Metathesis (Continued)
    • ESTERIFICATION
    • FUEL OXYGENATE ETHERS
      • Energy Policy Act of 2005
      • Market Outlook
      • Technolgy
      • In-Refinery Ether Production
      • Grassroots MTBE Plants
      • MTBE from Tertiary Butyl Alcohol
    • HYDRODEALKYLATION
    • ISOMERIZATION
    • NITRATION
    • OLEFINS PRODUCTION
      • Propylene Production
        • Propylene Production (Continued)
        • Propylene Production (Continued)
    • OTHER ORGANIC SYNTHESES
      • Other Organic Syntheses (Continued)
    • OXIDATION
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 17 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BYTYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 4 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 18 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • ACRYLIC ACID
    • ACRYLONITRILE
      • Acrylonitrile (Continued)
    • ADIPIC ACID
    • ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE
    • FORMALDEHYDE
    • OLEFIN EPOXIDATION: ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE OXIDE
      • Olefin Epoxidation:�EContinued)
    • NITRIC ACID
    • SULFURIC ACID
    • MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
    • PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE
    • TEREPHTHALIC ACID
    • OTHER OXIDATION REACTIONS
    • POLYMERIZATION
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 19 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 5 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 20 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • POLYOLEFIN HISTORY
      • Polymethylene
      • Polyethylene
      • Polypropylene
      • Higher Alpha-Olefin Polymers
      • Polyolefin Steric Regularity
    • COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES FOR ADDITION POLYMERS
      • Polyethylene-High Pressure Processes
      • Polyethylene-Low Pressure Processes
        • Polyethylene-Low Pressure Processes (Continued)
      • Polyethylene-Gas Phase Processes
        • Polyethylene-Gas Phase Processes (Continued)
      • Polypropylene
      • Polystyrene
      • Polyvinyl Chloride
      • Other Addition Polymers
    • ORGANIC PEROXIDE POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
    • ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
      • Ziegler-Natta Catalysts
      • Single-Site/Metallocene Catalysts
    • CONDENSATION POLYMERS AND CATALYSTS
      • Condensation Polymers and Catalysts (Continued)
    • THERMOSETTING POLYMERS
      • Epoxy Resins
      • Phenolic Resins
      • Unsaturated Polyester Resins
      • Polyurethane Resins
      • Urea- and Melamine-Formaldehyde Resins
      • Other Thermosets
    • SYNTHESIS GAS AND SYNGAS PROCESSES
      • Synthesis Gas and Syngas Processes (Continued)
    • "THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY"
    • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 21 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 6 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKETS BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 22 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STEAM REFORMING
      • Steam Reforming (Continued)
    • AMMONIA SYNTHESIS
      • Ammonia Synthesis (Continued)
      • Ammonia Synthesis (Continued)
    • FISCHER-TROPSCH PROCESS
      • Fischer-Tropsch Process (Continued)
      • Coal Gasification, Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycle (IGCC) Technology
      • GTL: Natural Gas To Fuels/Chemicals: Modified Fischer-Tropsch
        • GTL: Natural Gas to Fuels/�EContinued)
        • Market Players
          • Market Players (Continued)
          • Market Players (Continued)
        • Market Outlook
      • The Natural Gas Refinery
        • The Natural Gas Refinery (Continued)
    • HYDROFORMYLATION (OXO) PROCESS
    • METHANOL SYNTHESIS
      • Methanol Synthesis (Continued)
      • Methanol Synthesis (Continued)
• PETROLEUM REFINING CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
  • PETROLEUM REFINING CATALYSTS: APPLICATIONS AND MARKETS
    • TRENDS IN PETROLEUM REFINING
      • Trends in Petroleum Refining (Continued)
    • MOTOR GAS
  • Table 23 SOME U.S. MOTOR GASOLINE SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
    • DIESEL FUEL
  • Table 24 SOME U.S. DIESEL FUEL SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
    • HEATING OIL
    • CHEMICAL PROCESSES
    • CAPACITY
    • OTHER TRENDS
    • SUMMARY MARKET FORECAST
  • Table 25 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 7 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 (SALES IN CONSTANT 2004 $ MILLIONS)
    • ALKYLATION
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 26 U.S. FORECSAT OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 8 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKETS BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
    • Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
    • HYDROGEN FLUORIDE-CATALYZED ALKYLATION
    • SULFURIC ACID-CATALYZED ALKYLATION
    • SOLID ACID ALKYLATION CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
      • New Processes
        • Nafion
        • Solid Catalysts
    • OLIGOMERIZATION
    • FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC)
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 27 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 28 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
    • TOWER BOTTOMS (RESID) CRACKING
      • Tower Bottoms (RESID) Cracking (Continued)
    • FCC CATALYST REGENERATION
    • HYDROCRACKING
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 29 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 10 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 30 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Market Analysis and Forecast (Continued)
    • LUBE OIL DEWAXING
    • HYDROTREATING/ HYDRODESULFURIZATION (HDS)
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 31 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 11 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Background
    • Recent Developments
    • Technology
    • New Products
    • Market Players
      • Market Players (Continued)
      • Market Players (Continued)
    • HYDRODESULFURIZATION/ HYDRODEAROMATIZATION (HDS/HDA)
    • ISOMERIZATION
      • ISOMERIZATION (CONTINUED)
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
    • CATALYTIC REFORMING
      • CATALYTIC REFORMING (CONTINUED)
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
  • Table 32 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 12 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004-2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 33 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
    • REFORMER OPERATION TO PRODUCE RFG BLENDSTOCKS
    • GAS PROCESSING
      • MARKET ANALYSIS AND FORECAST
• TECHNOLOGY
  • CATALYST PROPERTIES
    • ACTIVITY
    • REGENERABILITY
    • SELECTIVITY
    • STABILITY
  • CATALYST RECOVERY
    • RECOVERY VS. REGENERATION
    • NOBLE METAL CATALYSTS
    • BASE METAL CATALYSTS
  • NEW REACTION SCHEMES, PROCESSES, AND FEEDSTOCKS
    • NEW REACTION SCHEMES, PROCESSES,�ECONTINUED)
    • ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
  • NEW CATALYST TECHNOLOGY
    • BASIC QUESTIONS OF CATALYST STRUCTURE
      • Basic Questions of Catalyst Structure (Continued)
      • Characterization of Catalyst Structure
      • Surface Chemistry
    • PROCESSES THAT NEED NEW CATALYSTS
      • Processes That Need New Catalysts (Continued)
      • Processes That Need New Catalysts (Continued)
    • CATALYST DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
      • Bench or Micro Scale Testing
      • Laboratory Experiments
      • Pilot Plant Scale Testing
      • The Commercial Production Unit
      • Post-Start-up Changes and Improvements
    • NEW HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST MATERIALS AND SUPPORTS
      • Bimetallic Cluster Catalysts
      • Designed Pore Structures
      • Nanoscale Catalysts ("Nanocatalysts")
      • Promoters
      • Solid Acid Catalysts
        • Microencapsulation
        • Nanostructured Solid Acid Catalysts
      • New Zeolites
      • Heterogeneous Chiral Catalysts
    • HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS
      • Homogeneous Chiral Catalysts
        • Homogeneous Chiral Catalysts (Continued)
      • Use of Supercritical Fluids as Solvents
      • Supported Homogeneous Catalysts;
    • SINGLE-SITE POLYMERIZATION CATALYSTS
      • Characterization of Single-Site Catalysts
      • Single-Site Catalyzed Polymers
        • Single-Site Catalyzed Polymers (Continued)
  • Table 34 COMMERCIAL SINGLE-SITE POLYMERS AND COMMON APPLICATIONS
    • Homogeneous Metallocene Catalysts
    • Commercial and Semi-Commercial Single-Site Polymers
    • Multicomponent Catalysts: Single-Site Catalysts with Others
    • Single-Site Co-Catalysts: Aluminoxanes
    • OTHER NEW CHEMICAL CATALYSTS
    • REFINERY CATALYSTS
      • Lighter Products
      • Lower Aromatic Content
      • Lower Light Olefin Content
    • OTHER CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES
      • Biocatalysis
      • Plant-Derived Feedstocks and Processes
      • Organocatalysis
      • Photocatalysis
      • Combinatorial Chemistry in Catalytic Research
      • Computational Methods in Catalyst Design
      • Use of Oxygen in Oxidation Reactions
      • Advances in Hydrogenation
      • Copolymerizing Polar and Nonpolar Monomers
• GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES/ REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
  • GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REGULATION
    • CONTROLS ON THE CHEMICAL AND PETROLEUM INDUSTRIES
    • CONTROLS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT CATALYSTS AND THEIR MARKETS
    • PETROLEUM REFINING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
      • The Lead Phase-Out of 1975
      • The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990
      • Reformulated/Oxygenated Gasolines
        • Reformulated/Oxygenated Gasolines (Continued)
        • MBTE Use and Potential Phaseout
      • Reid Vapor Pressure (Rvp)
        • Reid Vapor Pressure (Rvp) (Continued)
      • Motor Gasoline Olefins Content
      • Changes in Feedstocks and Product Mix
      • Tier II Sulfur and Other New Rules
        • Diesel Fuel
        • Motor Gasoline
  • PUBLIC POLICY AND ATTITUDES
    • PUBLIC POLICY AND ATTITUDES (CONTINUED)
• CATALYST INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES
  • COMPANIES THAT MAKE AND SUPPLY CATALYSTS
  • INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND SUPPLIER MARKET SHARES
    • INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND�ECONTINUED)
    • INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION AND�ECONTINUED)
  • CUSTOMER AND TECHNICAL SERVICE
  • CATALYST SUPPLIER-USER ALLIANCES
    • CATALYST SUPPLIER-USER ALLIANCES (CONTINUED)
    • CATALYST DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCING
  • INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS
    • THE GLOBAL CATALYST BUSINESS
      • Growth in Different Parts of the World
    • MAJOR FOREIGN PLAYERS
    • IMPORTS AND EXPORTS
    • TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL CATALYST INDUSTRY
      • Trends in the Global Catalyst Industry (Continued)
      • Trends in the Global Catalyst Industry (Continued)
• SUPPLIER COMPANY PROFILES
  • INTRODUCTION
  • SUPPLIER COMPANIES
    • ABB LTD.-ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
      • ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
      • ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
      • ABB Ltd.-Zurich, Switzerland (Continued)
    • ACTIVATED METALS & CHEMICALS, INC.-SEE JOHNSON MATTHEY
    • ADVANCED REFINING TECHNOLOGIES-SEE CHEVRON AND W. R. GRACE
    • AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC.-ALLENTOWN, PA
    • AKZO NOBEL-SEE ALBEMARLE
    • ALBEMARLE CORP.-RICHMOND, VA
    • AKZO NOBEL CATALYSTS-AMERSFOORT, THE NETHERLANDS
      • Akzo Nobel Catalysts-�EContinued)
      • Akzo Nobel Catalysts-�EContinued)
    • ALTUS BIOLOGICS INC.-CAMBRIDGE, MA
    • ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA-PITTSBURGH, PA
    • AVANTIUM TECHNOLOGIES B.V.-AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
    • AVECIA GROUP PLC-MANCHESTER, U.K.
    • AXENS-SEE INSTITUTE FRANCAIS DU PETROLE
    • BADGER TECHNOLOGIES LLC-CAMBRIDGE, MA
    • BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT-LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY
    • BP PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND
      • BP Plc-�EContinued)
      • BP Plc-�EContinued)
    • THE CARDINAL COMPANIES L.P.-SEE REAGENS USA INC.
    • CARUS CHEMICAL CO.-PERU, IL
    • CATALYST RECOVERY GROUP-HOUSTON, TX
    • CATALYTIC DISTILLATION TECHNOLOGIES (CDTECH)-HOUSTON, TX
    • CB&I HOWE-BAKER-TYLER, TX
    • CHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES (CXI)-GALENA PARK AND HOUSTON, TX
    • CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO.-SEE CONOCO PHILLIPS
    • CHEVRON USA PRODUCTS CO.-LA HABRA, CA
    • CONOCO PHILLIPS-HOUSTON, TX
    • CRI INTERNATIONAL, INC.-HOUSTON, TX
    • CRITERION CATALYSTS AND TECHNOLOGIES-HOUSTON, TX
    • CROSFIELD CATALYSTS-SEE W. R. GRACE
    • CXI-SEE CHEMICAL EXCHANGE INDUSTRIES
    • DEGUSSA AG-DÜSSELDORF AND FRANKFURT, GERMANY
      • DEGUSSA Ag-�EContinued)
    • THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.-MIDLAND, MI
    • E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO.-WILMINGTON, DE
      • E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Co.-�EContinued)
    • EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.-KINGSPORT, TN
    • ENGELHARD CORP.-ISELIN, NJ
      • Engelhard Corp.-�EContinued)
    • EURECAT S.A.-LA VOULTE, FRANCE
    • EXXON MOBIL CORP.-IRVING, TX
      • Exxon Mobil Corp.-�EContinued)
      • Exxon Mobil Corp.-�EContinued)
    • FERRO CORP.-CLEVELAND, OH
    • FMC CORP/-CHICAGO, IL
    • FORTUM GROUP-PORVOO, FINLAND
    • FOSTER WHEELER CORP.-CLINTON, NJ
    • GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.-FAIRFIELD, CT
    • W.R. GRACE & CO.-COLUMBIA, MD
      • W.R. Grace & Co.-�EContinued)
    • HALDOR TOPSOE A/S-LYNGBY (COPENHAGEN), DENMARK
      • Haldor Topsoe A/S-�EContinued)
    • HEADWATERS INC.-SOUTH JORDAN, UT
    • HOWE-BAKER-SEE CB&I HOWE BAKER
    • HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGIES INC-SEE HEADWATERS INC.
    • INNOVENE-SEE BP
    • INSTITUTE FRANCAIS DU PETROLE-REUIL-MALMAISON, FRANCE
      • Institute Francais Du Petrole-�EContinued)
    • INTERCAT INC.-MANASQUAN (SEA GIRT), NJ
    • JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND
      • Johnson Matthey Plc-�EContinued)
      • Johnson Matthey Plc-�EContinued)
      • Johnson Matthey Plc-�EContinued)
    • KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT, INC.-HOUSTON, TX
    • KING INDUSTRIES-NORWALK, CT
    • LAPORTE PLC-SEE DEGUSSA
    • LONZA GROUP-BASEL, SWITZERLAND AND FAIR LAWN, NJ
    • LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO.-HOUSTON, TX
    • MATERIA INC.-PASADENA, CA
    • NESTE OIL CORP.-SEE FORTUM GROUP
    • THE NORAC CO., INC.-AZUSA, CA
    • NORTON CHEMICAL PROCESS PRODUCTS CORP.-SEE SAINT-GOBAIN NOR PRO
    • NOVA CHEMICALS CORP.-CALGARY, ALBERTA AND PITTSBURGH, PA
    • OM GROUP, INC.-CLEVELAND, OH
    • PQ CORP.-VALLEY FORGE, PA
    • PRECIOUS METALS CORP.-SEE JOHNSON MATTHEY
    • PROCATALYSE-SEE IFP/AXENS
    • THE CARDINAL COMPANIES L.P.-COLUMBIA, SC
    • REAXA-SEE AVECIA
    • RENTECH, INC.-DENVER, CO
      • Rentech, Inc.-�EContinued)
    • ROHM & HAAS CO.-PHILADELPHIA, PA
    • ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC-LONDON, ENGLAND AND THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
    • SHELL OIL CO.-HOUSTON, TX
      • Shell Oil Co.-�EContinued)
    • SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO CORP.-AKRON, OH
    • SCIENTIFIC DESIGN CO., INC.-LITTLE FERRY, NJ
    • THE SHEPHERD CHEMICAL CO.-CINCINNATI, OH
    • SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS, LLC-CHESTER, PA
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    • SÜD-CHEMIE AG-MUNICH, GERMANY
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    • TOTAL FINA ELF S.A.-PARIS, FRANCE
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    • WACKER-CHEMIE GMBH-MUNICH, GERMANY
    • WAKO CHEMICALS USA, INC.-RICHMOND, VA
    • ZEOCHEM, USA-LOUISVILLE, KY
    • ZEOLYST INTERNATIONAL-VALLEY FORGE, PA
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• APPENDIX
  • GLOSSARY OF IMPORTANT TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS, ACRONYMS, ETC.
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• LIST OF TABLES
• Summary Table:
• Table 1 TRANSITION METALS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE
• Table 2 CHEMICAL SYMBOLS FOR COMMON CATALYTIC ELEMENTS
• Table 3 INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF U.S. REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES, 1985-2005 (PERCENTAGES BASED ON CRUDE INPUT)
• Table 4 SHARE OF INDUSTRY PENETRATION OF EUROPEAN UNION REFINERY CATALYTIC CONVERSION PROCESSES BY CRUDE INPUT, 1985-2005 (%)
• Table 5 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING MARGINS AND PRODUCTION COSTS, 1988-2001 ($ PER BARREL)
• Table 6 U.S. REFINERIES AND PROCESS CAPACITIES, 1987-2005 (1,000 BARRELS PER DAY)
• Table 7 U.S. PETROLEUM REFINING: INPUTS AND PRODUCTS, 2002 AND 2003
• Table 8 AVERAGE PRICES FOR NOBLE METALS, THROUGH 2005 ($ PER TROY OUNCE)
• Table 9 SOME CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF ZSM-5 ZEOLITES
• Table 10 TYPICAL TYPES OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES
• Table 11 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 12 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 13 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 14 U.S. FORECAST FOR DEHYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKETS BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 15 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 16 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 17 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BYTYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 18 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 19 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 20 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 21 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 22 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKET BY REACTION OR PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 23 SOME U.S. MOTOR GASOLINE SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
• Table 24 SOME U.S. DIESEL FUEL SPECIFICATION CHANGES IN RECENT YEARS
• Table 25 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 26 U.S. FORECSAT OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 27 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 28 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 29 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 30 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 31 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 32 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 33 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Table 34 COMMERCIAL SINGLE-SITE POLYMERS AND COMMON APPLICATIONS
• LIST OF FIGURES
• Summary Figure:
• Figure 1 U.S. FORECAST OF CHEMICAL CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 2 U.S. FORECAST FOR HYDROGENATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009
• ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 3 U.S. FORECAST FOR ORGANIC SYNTHESIS CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 4 U.S. FORECAST FOR OXIDATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 5 U.S. FORECAST OF POLYMERIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 6 U.S. FORECAST OF SYNTHESIS GAS PROCESS CATALYST MARKETS BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 7 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY CATALYST MARKET BY PROCESS, 2004 AND 2009 (SALES IN CONSTANT 2004 $ MILLIONS)
• Figure 8 U.S. FORECAST OF REFINERY ALKYLATION CATALYST MARKETS BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 9 U.S. FORECAST OF FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY CATALYST TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 10 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROCRACKING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 11 U.S. FORECAST OF HYDROTREATING/HYDRODESULFURIZATION CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004 AND 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
• Figure 12 U.S. FORECAST OF CATALYTIC REFORMING CATALYST MARKET BY TYPE, 2004-2009 ($ MILLIONS)