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Live from the AFPM Summit: Optimizing FCC processing in high iron environments with a novel catalyst
Live from the AFPM Summit, David Leach, Vice President and General Manager-FCC, Ketjen, discusses the challenges refiners are experiencing, especially when processing heavier feeds. This includes implications of metal contamination in FCC unit performance, as well as a new catalyst technology that provides refiners flexibility and enhanced efficiency when processing opportunity/heavier crudes.