Debottlenecking of a catalyst impregnation production line

Location: West Virginia, USA     
Project phase: APS and APD studies
Project duration: 14 months

  • Carrying out balances (material, heat, utility, power)
  • Optimization of the production rate to improve the efficiency of the chain
  • Implementation of PFDs (process flow diagram) and PIDs (piping and instrumentation diagram)
  • Sizing of equipment and drafting of technical specifications
  • Implementation in the existing workshop
  • Update of the existing functional analysis
  • CAPEX, planning

Total amount of the project : AXENS – Catalyst production, Virginia :

Range A < €10 million
Range B: between €10 and €20 million
Range C: between €20 and €50 million
Range D > €50 million

Note: Optimization of production capacity by +40%.