DES PLAINES, Ill., Feb. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:
HON) announced today that its UOP process technology and equipment
is helping Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) increase its production
of high-quality gasoline, helping meet growing domestic demand for
clean transportation fuels.
PRL commissioned a new unit at its facility in Karachi, Pakistan, doubling its output of
high-quality gasoline to 24,000 metric tons per month. The facility
uses Honeywell UOP's Penex™ process to produce isomerate, a
high-value gasoline blending component, to produce
environmentally-friendlier fuels with reduced emissions. Honeywell
UOP delivered the Penex process unit in modular form to help ensure
on-time delivery and faster start up. The site also uses control
systems from Honeywell Process Solutions, a world leader in process
automation.
"Delivering the Penex unit as modular equipment, rather than
having it built in the field by third parties, means PRL got the
unit faster and could be assured of high quality and compliance
with strict product specifications," said Mike Millard, vice president and general manager
of Honeywell UOP's Process Technology & Equipment business.
"Combined with leading process and controls technology, PRL can
quickly begin to meet growing regional needs for low-emission
fuels."
Honeywell's UOP's Penex process upgrades light naphtha feedstock
to produce isomerate, a cleaner gasoline blend-stock that does not
contain benzene, aromatics or olefins. The process uses Honeywell
UOP's portfolio of proven, high-activity isomerization and benzene
saturation catalysts. To date, Honeywell UOP has sold more than 220
Penex units, and its isomerization catalysts have been loaded into
more than 300 units worldwide.
Honeywell UOP's modular equipment is often ideal for remote
locations, short project timelines and regions with limited
resources. Modules are built under controlled conditions in
fabrication shops and fully inspected prior to shipment. Using
Honeywell UOP's modular solution can save six to 18 months in the
total project schedule, further improving project economics.
Honeywell UOP offers a full suite of modular refining equipment for
a wide range of applications.
In addition to licensing and modular equipment, Honeywell UOP
provided PRL with catalysts, adsorbents, engineering, technical
support, and a drier regeneration control system for extended
catalyst life for the unit. The facility also uses Honeywell's
Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS), which uses a unified
automation system and advanced software applications to increase
operator productivity and profitability.
Pakistan Refinery Limited is a hydro-skimming refinery that
processes 50,000 barrels of crude oil per day to meet the strategic
and domestic fuel requirements of the country. It is located on the
coastal belt of Karachi,
Pakistan.
Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies (PMT) is a
global leader in developing advanced materials, process
technologies and automation solutions. PMT's Advanced Materials
businesses manufacture a wide variety of high-performance products,
including environmentally friendlier refrigerants and materials
used to manufacture end products such as bullet-resistant armor,
nylon, computer chips and pharmaceutical packaging. Process
technologies developed by PMT's UOP business (www.uop.com) form the
foundation for most of the world's refiners, efficiently producing
gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals and renewable fuels.
PMT's Process Solutions business (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas, refining, pulp and paper, industrial power generation,
chemicals and petrochemicals, biofuels, life sciences, and metals,
minerals and mining industries.
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with aerospace products and services; control technologies for
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