Axens H-Oil® Ebullated Bed Hydrocracking Technology was implemented in the Sinopec Zhenhai existing refinery and coupled with existing assets such as Delayed Coker and Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units to maximize refinery overall performances, bringing higher profits in the refinery economics.
Beyond the performance guarantees demonstration, Sinopec Zhenhai PC H-Oil® unit has not only passed successfully all guarantees but thanks to ZRCC operation and Axens team collaboration, the unit was also able to adjust its operation to follow market opportunities to produce Low Sulfur Bunker Fuel from unconverted residue product. The H-Oil® unit also demonstrated its high flexibility towards a wide range of operating capacity and towards various feedstocks.
The Performance Guarantee Test Run (PGTR) was conducted with the support of on-site and substantially off-site support from Axens head offices in France.
About ZRCC
Sinopec Zhenhai PC (Sinopec ZRCC), located in Ningbo city, Zhejiang province, is the largest integrated refining and chemical company in China, listed in the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited since 1994. With a comprehensive crude oil processing capacity of 23 million tpa and an ethylene capacity of 1 million tpa, ZRCC currently represents the advanced level of China petrochemical industry, standing at the first quartile in competitiveness among the Asia-Pacific refineries since 1990's. ZRCC pursues the green path of low carbon and environmentally friendly development while safeguards the local and national economy : the Company has been successively honored as one out of the 8 earliest National Environmental-Friendly Enterprises and has won several awards for its excellent performance, such as Model Enterprise with Harmonious Labor Relations of China, 2016 Most Influential Enterprises in China, China Leading Enterprise for Energy Conservation & Emission Reduction, and Enterprise with Outstanding Contribution in the Development of Low Carbon Economy, etc..
