Engelhard and Shell Global Solutions Form Alliance to Design, Market, License Natural-Gas Conditioning Process.Business/Energy Editors ISELIN, N.J., & THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2000 Engelhard Corporation and Shell Global Solutions International today announced an alliance in which the two companies are joining forces to design, market and license a new hydrocarbon dew pointing process for natural gas. The new process will enable natural gas to be conditioned and transported more cost effectively than existing technologies. The foundation of the alliance is a process that removes heavy hydrocarbons and water from natural gas onto a proprietary adsorbent adsorbent /ad·sor·bent/ (ad-sor´bent) 1. pertaining to or characterized by adsorption. 2. a substance that attracts other materials or particles to its surface by adsorption. based on Engelhard's unique Sorbead technology. The process changes the dew point dew point: see dew. of the gas, which enables it to be transported more economically. Another cost savings benefit is the recovery of heavy hydrocarbons. Use of Sorbead, which allows longer run times and reduces unplanned unit shutdowns, also contributes to overall cost efficiency. The joint team will draw on extensive application experience. Engelhard, which has been in the separations and purification business for more than 40 years, supplies its Sorbead adsorption adsorption, adhesion of the molecules of liquids, gases, and dissolved substances to the surfaces of solids, as opposed to absorption, in which the molecules actually enter the absorbing medium (see adhesion and cohesion). technology to more than 200 natural-gas plants worldwide. In addition, the company has extensive technical and marketing expertise in this area. For many years Shell Global Solutions International has provided Shell operating companies with technical support for their natural gas plants that employ a silica gel silica gel, chemical compound. It is a colloidal form of silica, and usually resembles coarse white sand. It may be prepared by partial dehydration of metasilicic acid, H2SiO3. Because it has many tiny pores, it has great adsorptive power. hydrocarbon dew pointing process. Shell Global Solutions International also has developed tools to design and simulate the new hydrocarbon dew pointing process "Shell's insight into this process and its strong market position in natural-gas-treating technologies - combined with Engelhard's extensive experience in adsorption technology applications - make this a natural pairing," Dr. Thomas Schulz, market manager and head of the alliance team for Engelhard. "Pooling our expertise and other resources with Engelhard will allow us to deliver enhanced value to natural-gas companies," says Pierre van Grinsven, gas treating business group manager and head of the Shell Global Solutions International alliance team. Engelhard Corporation is a world-leading provider of environmental technologies, specialty chemical A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. and performance products and related services. The company's separation systems business delivers a uniquely broad portfolio of separation and purification technologies used in the manufacture of a wide variety of products across a vast spectrum of industries. Shell Global Systems International, part of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group, is an international technology business that delivers integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. that add to its customers' bottom line. Shell Global Solutions has strong market positions in gas-treating technologies through products that include ADIP ADIP Another Day in Paradise ADIP Accelerated Development and Introduction Plan (vaccines in the developing world) ADIP Address in Pregroove (DVD technology) ADIP Army Diagnostic Improvement Program , Sulfinol, SCOT and, more recently, a biological H2S H2S Hydrogen Sulfide H2S How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Also abbreviated H2$) H2S Heart to Soul (song) removal process developed with Paques and UOP (micro OPeration) The "u" is the substitute letter for the µ symbol. See microinstruction. . For additional technical information, contact: Dr. Thomas Schulz (+49 511 540 5615) or Mr. Andreas Binder (+49 511 540 5622), Engelhard Process Chemicals GmbH, Hannover, Germany. Dr. Danny Brands (+31 20 630 2391) or Dr. Jay Rajani (+31 20 630 2774), Shell Global Solutions International, Shell Research & Technology Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
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