Catalytic reforming process has been used to produce high octane gasoline since the 1940s with fixed bed technology and initially with platinum catalysts only. Later catalysts with rhenium were introduced. In 1970, the first unit using a catalyst circulation was industrialized with radial reactor technology. At the same time catalysts using tin were employed for circulation technology.
 

So catalytic reforming might appear to be an old process that is well established and for which nothing new could be done. This is however not the case and constant improvements are proposed. To achieve this objective we have developed REF-TEC - a digital reactor model, which proved to be a reliable and highly-precise tool in describing and predicting individual unit behaviour (incl. the effects of hardware changes after maintenance, upgrades, retrofitting and etc.).

 

Our multi-factor model is focused exclusively on CR chemical reactions and cannot be applied to other refinery processes. This way we guarantee that our solution outperforms unified modelling software with general reactor kinetic models adjusted for various purposes.

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BENEFITS OF OUR APPROACH:

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- Tested and proven algorithm of productivity and efficiency increase.

- Continuous operation of the production facility throughout the optimization process.

- No capital investments.

- Minimum operational risks.
 

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Our agile team of engineers will perform an assessment of your refinery technological set-up and offer you our estimates of the fine-tuning potential. You will observe gains within days after optimizing with REF-TEC solution.

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic we have introduced a process of unit modelling and process optimization without the need to travel and arrange live meetings. All activities can now be performed via online tools.

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