OleMax™ 260
OleMax™ 260 is a new generation selective acetylene hydrogenation catalyst designed for ethylene production using front-end process configurations. While OleMax series catalysts have been proven in commercial operation for decades, the new catalyst offers ultra-high selectivity for acetylene hydrogenation yet virtually no reactivity with ethylene. This maximizes product yields while minimizing energy and raw material consumption.
Moreover, the promoted-palladium catalyst all but eliminates the risk of runaways by pushing runaway temperature far beyond standard operating temperature. The exceptional selectivity and consequent stability of OleMax 260 ensures reliable, on-specification performance over an unprecedentedly wide operating range, even at the extremely low CO levels typical of new cracking furnace technologies.
Product Information
- Exceptionally wide operating window even at challenging very low CO levels (from <100 to <50 ppm)
- Ultra-high stability against thermal runaway reactions due to rapid CO concentration changes
- Near perfect selectivity to polymer-grade ethylene, essentially independent of CO level
- Optimized activity to work in all de-ethanizer plants as a drop-in replacement
- Simplified and substantially accelerated start-up procedures, greatly reducing time to reach full-rate, on-specification production
| Product composition | Palladium on aluminum-oxide carrier |
| Shape | Tablet |
