On May 22, Honeywell Co., Ltd. Environmental Protection Research Institute was officially unveiled in Beijing. At the ceremony, Honeywell released the first report of industrial green upgrade. In the report, Honeywell has a variety of atmospheric environments. Problems are given by the corresponding solutions, including continuous catalytic reforming (CCR) for the production of high octane gasoline, low-nitrogen combustion technology for reducing industrial emissions, and coating formulations for low VOC emissions. .
On the same day, Honeywell UOP China General Manager Liu Maoshu and Honeywell UOP R&D Director Wei Danhua were interviewed to give specific and detailed introductions to Honeywell UOP's unique features.
Honeywell UOP, a long-established but still innovating
When talking about the history of UOP, Liu Maoshu, general manager confidently introduced: 'UOP has a history of more than 100 years, helping more than 60% of the world's gasoline, 70% of polyester, 90% of biodegradable detergents and 40% of liquefied natural gas The production. According to HC Chemical Network, UOP has more than 2,500 scientists, of which more than 800 are front-line R & D personnel, under the support of such a strong talent, Honeywell UOP innovation, R & D tools in the forefront of global chemical companies. 31 of the 36 widely used refinery processes were invented by Honeywell.
Corporate localization leader
It is reported that Honeywell’s localization history in China also goes back to ancient times. In 1939, the first modern oil refining company established in China’s first industrialized oil field used UOP technology. In 1972, the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, China demanded that the United States select Ten major technologies to support China’s modernization development. UOP was invited as one of the ten companies to participate in a visit to the United States by President Nixon.
Today, Honeywell is a full-service provider with a production base and factory center in China and more than 500 colleagues. Currently, all UOP services in other parts of the world are provided in China. It is understood that Honeywell focuses on 7 major petrochemical bases, including Dalian Base, Zhoushan Base, Caofeidian Base, Lianyungang Base, Shanghai Base, Ningbo Base, Gulei Base in Fujian, and Huizhou Base in Guangzhou. These seven petrochemical bases are the focus of national development. Petrochemical base, involved in the investment up to hundreds of billions.
UOP Technology Helps China's Environmental Protection
In the press conference that day, Honeywell said that he wanted to help China's environmental protection. When asked about UOP's environmental technology, Liu Maoshu, general manager, introduced that in addition to the propane dehydrogenation process, Honeywell also has methanol to olefins. Technology, and advanced combustion equipment. This equipment can help reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, which is a very important technology for China.
Honeywell’s UOP R&D Director Wei Danhua added: “In 2016, Honeywell established a new testing center in Luoyang. The main test is combustion gas, which is low-emission nitrogen oxide. So, Honeywell Not only can burners with low emissions of nitrogen oxides be designed, but also actual detection of nitrogen oxides can be achieved. Customers can go to our testing center and field test nitrogen oxide emissions and other indicators. 'It is understood that the country The burning rate of the torch is required to reach 98%, and Honeywell's torch can reach 99.5% or more. Director Wei Danhua proudly stated: 'This indicator can be obtained from our testing center in Luoyang. This testing center is in China. The only center that can detect flare emissions. We can provide our customers with our low NOx combustors and high-efficiency, high-burning, smoke-free, low-VOC emissions torches. We can also conduct field tests to prove to our customers. Look. '
General Manager Liu Maoshu observes the current development of the Chinese market, indicating that the market is undergoing enormous changes, especially for refineries and petrochemical companies. There are two major changes that are significant: The first change is that everyone is now pursuing Larger production capacity. The requirement to increase production capacity can be intensively developed in this process. Another trend is integration. Integration is realized in refining and petrochemical industries, and resources are maximally utilized.
In this trend, oil surplus is an important issue. According to Liu Maoshu, the general manager, from the perspective of UOP, they are paying attention to the direction of technology transformation and summed up three directions:
The first direction is how to continuously improve our technology in the course of oil upgrades to help customers save money by adopting our technology.
The second direction is molecular management. The management of molecular refining and molecularization is the future trend.
The third direction is that we as technology providers, how to connect each process, through the combination of process technology and information technology to provide more help during the entire transformation and upgrading process of customers.
Director Wei Danhua introduced the UOP technology in detail. According to him, Honeywell's new technology, Uniflex, can convert the heaviest portion of crude oil into fuel oil with a conversion rate of over 90%. This technology is used to replace delayed coking. Currently in the industrialization stage, there have been 15 years of operating experience in Canada and is also being promoted in China.
Looking ahead, UOP still has many potentials
As the current source of raw materials in the petrochemical industry is not satisfactory, Liu Maoshu, general manager, said that Honeywell hopes to diversify its raw materials as soon as possible. At the same time, how to improve economic efficiency is also the focus of Honeywell's future attention. How can we increase the market? Competitiveness, achieving sustainable development, and providing better economic benefits are the mainstream of Honeywell's future development.
From the initial UOP's granting of clean cycle process authorizations to related companies, to now mastering core technologies in the Industrial Internet, Honeywell has achieved great success by linking existing resources through Connected Operations Services (CPS). In the future, it also has a broader space for development.