PJSC UkrGasVydobuvannya (UGV) has let a contract to Honeywell UOP LLC to provide hydrotreating catalyst for production of ultralow-sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel at its Shebelynka gas, condensate, and oil processing department’s 500,000 tonne/year processing plant at Andreyevka in eastern Ukraine’s Kharkov region.
The processing plant is now using Honeywell UOP’s proprietary HYT-4118 catalyst to produce diesel that complies with the Euro 5 emissions standard, which specifies a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm for transportation fuels, the service company said.
Tailored to remove sulfur from petroleum feeds for making distillate, the HYT-4118 catalyst is designed for use in low to medium-pressure ULSD hydrotreating units, providing high activity and stability for longer cycle lengths with low-hydrogen consumption.
The catalyst is equipped to treat a range of feedstock, including straight-run diesel, light-cycle oils, light coker gas oils, and other cracked feedstocks, Honeywell UOP said.