Arkema announces a 30% capacity increase at its Lacq production plant
Part of Arkema's Thiochemicals business, DMDS has applications in a number of industrial sectors including petrochemicals and oil refining. In petrochemicals, it is used to delay the appearance of coke deposits in the high temperature pipes of steamcracker furnaces, and to inhibit the formation of carbon monoxide which impairs the ethylene purification process. In refineries, DMDS is used as an energizer or catalyst activation agent in the hydrotreating plants required to eliminate sulfur, nitrogen and metals from petroleum fractions. In this application, Arkema offers its customers the Carelflex® service which covers all DMDS handling and injection operations during the activation of the hydrotreating catalyst.
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