SULFUR REMOVAL FOR EVEN THE HEAVIEST FEEDS
Remove impurities and increase API in heavy sour crudes at half the cost of hydroprocessing
Auterra’s FlexUP™ process removes impurities from heavy sour crude oil through oxydesulfurization technology using our propriety family of catalysts. Unlike hydroprocessing, FlexUP™ is immune to traditional catalyst poisons and has much lower energy requirements. A small physical footprint and drastically reduced GHG emissions make FlexUP™ a low-cost, low-carbon alternative to legacy treatment methods.
65% lessppm
GREENHOUSE GAS GENERATED VS HYDROPROCESSING
UP TO
20% ppm
INCREASE IN VALUE DEPENDING ON FEEDSTOCK
UP TO
65% lessppm
GREENHOUSE GAS GENERATED VS HYDROPROCESSING
UP TO
20% ppm
INCREASE IN VALUE DEPENDING ON FEEDSTOCK
FlexUP™ isolates, separates, and removes impurities while preserving hydrocarbon mass
Auterra’s catalysts produce highly selective and reactive oxidation of sulfur and nitrogen in hydrocarbon streams, which are then isolated and separated via a chemically-induced cleaving process that generates a native diluent. Oxidized species are washed away from the hydrocarbons and removed as valuable impurity-based byproducts. The result is an increase in API gravity that can drive the value of a crude 5-25% higher.
A PROVEN, GREENER ALTERNATIVE TO HYDROPROCESSING
FlexUP™ decreases hydrogen use, energy costs, and GHG emissions
Sulfur, nitrogen, and metals found in heavy oil have a natural preference to oxidize. FlexUP™ exploits that tendency and treats oil with lower energy usage.
