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Molecular
Sieve Recommendations |
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| Application |
Type |
Grade |
Comments |
| Dehydration of
Hydrocarbon Gas or Liquid (No Olefins Present) |
4A |
MS 513 / 514 |
Dehydration to less than
0.1 ppm(v) prior to cryogenic extraction of LPG |
| Dehydration of
Hydrocarbon Gas or Liquid (With Olefins Present) |
3A |
MS 562 / 564 MS 562 CS / 564 CS |
Dehydration to less than
0.1 ppm(v) prior to cryogenic extraction of LPG or other Olefin products |
| Isomerization
Processes Feedstock Purification |
13X |
MS 544 HP |
Purification of C4 - C5 feedstocks |
| 13X |
SZ - 9 |
Minimizes COS formation while
removing H2S and Mercaptans |
| LPG
Desulfurization |
5A |
SZ - 5 |
Sulfur removal from
liquid propane or butane to meet 1A copper strip or HD-5 specifications |
| 13X |
SZ - 9 |
| 13X |
MS 544 HP |
| Butane
Destenching |
13X |
MS 544 HP |
Complete removal of odorous sulfur
compounds for aerosol propellants |
| MTBE
/ TAME |
3A |
MS 562 / 564 |
Dehydration and purification of
feed streams and finished MTBE product |
| 13X |
MS 544 HP |
Purification of butane isomerizers
unit feed stream and oxygenate removal (ORU) from raffinate streams |
| Reformer
Applications |
4A |
MS 513 / 514 |
Dehydration of Hydrogen following
regeneration of reformer catalyst |
| FCC Off Gas
Dehydration |
3A |
MS 562 CS / 564 CS |
Dehydration of FCC off gas streams
used as feedstocks to cryogenic processes |
| Chloride
Traps |
4A |
CL - 4 |
Removal of chlorides
to minimize catalyst fouling and corrosion control |
| 5A |
CL - 5 |
| Inert Gas
Dehydration (Hydrogen, Nitrogen, CO2) |
4A |
MS 513 / 514 |
Dehydration to less than
0.1 ppm(v) |
| Alkylation Feed
Dehydration |
3A |
MS 562 / 564 MS 562 CS / 564 CS |
Dehydration of mixed butane -
butylene feedstocks to less than 1 ppm(w) |
