Optimize your reforming unit with Evonik’s integrated catalyst support solutions, including chloride removal, density grading, and specialty regeneration
Chloride impurities are silent disruptors in catalytic reforming units - causing corrosion, catalyst deactivation, and costly downtime. Evonik empowers refiners to take control with high-performance adsorbents that safeguard efficiency, extend catalyst life, and reduce operational risks. Because in reforming, reliability isn’t optional - it’s essential.
Why Choose Evonik for Reformer Chloride Removal?
Proven Performance: Trusted brands like CHLOROCEL™ and DUROCEL™ deliver superior chloride adsorption for vapor and liquid phases.
Operational Efficiency: Minimize corrosion and “green oil” formation, ensuring smooth, uninterrupted reformer operation.
Regenerable Chloride Removal: CHLOROCEL® 905 is a zeolite-based adsorbent for inorganic and organic chloride removal from catalytic reformer streams, and it can be steam-regenerated and returned to service for a further cycle. Compared with a single-use adsorbent in the same duty, this means less fresh adsorbent purchased and less spent material for disposal.
Tailored Solutions: Designed for CCR, semi-regenerative, and cyclic reforming units.
Additional Catalyst Support Services for Reforming Units
Density Grading: Separates similar‑sized catalyst particles by density differences as small as 10% which maximizes the yield of reusable CCR reforming catalyst recovered at changeout and separates high-carbon heel catalyst from it. Every kilogram of catalyst returned to service displaces an equivalent quantity of fresh-catalyst purchase.
Specialty Regeneration: Restores the activity of zeolite and precious-metal reforming catalysts by removing coke and sulfur in a controlled moving-belt oxidation process, with temperature control that limits the risk of thermal damage. Catalyst regeneration minimizes catalyst waste and reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared with using fresh catalyst.
Solutions by Application
Vapor Phase Chloride Removal
CHLOROCEL™ 901 – Activated alumina with high chloride loading capacity and low green oil formation.
CHLOROCEL™ RCL – Metal oxide-promoted alumina for destruction of organic chlorides and HCl adsorption.
CHLOROCEL™ 905 – Zeolite-based adsorbent for combined organic and inorganic chloride removal from recycle hydrogen, net hydrogen and reformate streams; steam-regenerable for a further service cycle, which reduces fresh-adsorbent consumption compared with a single-use alternative.
Liquid Phase Chloride Removal
DUROCEL™ – Engineered adsorbent for efficient chloride removal in liquid hydrocarbon streams, protecting downstream equipment and catalysts.
The Evonik Advantage
Safety & Reliability: Reduce corrosion and catalyst fouling.
Cost Savings: Extend catalyst life and minimize unplanned shutdowns.
Expert Support: Evonik specialists help you match chloride-removal, Density Grading and catalyst-regeneration services to your reformer, and quantify the expected gain against your current adsorbent and catalyst-replacement practice.
Ready to Optimize Your Reforming Process?
Talk to us about extending guard-bed cycles, recovering reusable CCR reforming catalyst and regenerating reforming catalyst instead of buying fresh.
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