壳牌通过扩建美国路易斯安纳州艾伦港工厂增产

    中国石化新闻网讯 据烃加工新闻8月11日消息称，壳牌催化剂和技术公司(SC&T)已经成功地完成了其在美国路易斯安那州艾伦港工厂的扩建，使其生产沉淀氧化铝粉末的能力翻了一番。艾伦港沉淀氧化铝（PAPA）工厂产能扩建项目是SC＆T战略的一部分，以满足渣油和汽油加氢处理市场的增长需求。

    此次扩建将使PAPA工厂能够增加其位于艾伦港工厂的世界规模催化剂工厂的粉末供应。此外，PAPA工厂还将向全球其他壳催化剂工厂提供粉末。

    PAPA工厂扩建项目包括增加现有设备的产能，并增加一些新的主要加工设备。新设备设计中加入了高效能替代品和可靠性改进，以降低与粉末生产相关的固定和可变成本。

    在工厂设计中，安全性是该项目的关键部分。SC＆T团队设计并布置了设备，以降低安全风险。布局和设计也经过精心设计，因此工艺设备将是可靠的，并准备允许一个安全的调试和启动。新工厂还采用了先进的工业技术，以提高效率。

    艾伦港工厂总经理达琳·哈里斯(Darylene Harris)表示：“随着能源需求的增长，SC＆T一直在展望未来，并且作为主要的催化剂供应商，已经准备好满足这些需求。有了PAPA工厂加入，SC＆T现在将成为粉末的净出口商。”

    曹海斌 摘译自 烃加工新闻

    原文如下：

    Shell increases production with expansion of its Port Allen plant

    Shell Catalysts & Technologies (SC&T) has successfully completed the expansion of its Port Allen, Louisiana plant in the US, doubling its capacity to produce precipitated alumina powder. The Port Allen Precipitated Alumina (PAPA) plant capacity expansion project is part of the SC&T strategy to meet growth demands in the residue and gasoil hydroprocessing markets.

    This expansion will allow the PAPA plant to increase powder supply to its world scale catalyst plant, located at the Port Allen facility. In addition, the PAPA plant will also supply powder to the other Shell catalyst plants globally.

    The PAPA plant expansion project includes increasing the capacity of existing equipment combined with the addition of several new major pieces of processing equipment. Energy efficient alternatives and reliability improvements have been incorporated into the new equipment design to reduce fixed and variable costs associated with powder production.

    Embedding safety in the plant design was a key part of the project. The SC&T team designed and laid out equipment so that safety risks were mitigated. The layout and design were also carefully developed so that the process equipment will be reliable and ready to allow for a safe commissioning and start up. The new plant also incorporates advanced industry technologies for efficient operation.

    “SC&T is constantly looking to the future as energy demands increase, and as a premier catalyst provider, prepared to meet those demands,” said Darylene Harris, site general manager for the Port Allen Plant. “With the PAPA addition SC&T will now be a net exporter of powder."